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subject	book bibliographic info
kouretes	Bortolani et al (2019) 47, 49, 51 Bremmer (2008) 19, 79, 84, 158, 296 de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 258, 270, 278
kouretes, corybants	Taylor and Hay (2020) 117, 142, 143, 150, 176, 334
kouretes, messene	Stavrianopoulou (2006) 119, 123

List of validated texts:

3 validated results for "kouretes"

1. None, None, nan (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
Tagged with subjects: • Kouretes

Found in books: Bremmer (2008) 84; Pirenne-Delforge and Pironti (2022) 158

2. Pausanias, Description of Greece, 4.31.9, 6.20.1 (2nd cent. CE - 2nd cent. CE)
Tagged with subjects: • Kouretes • Kouretes, Messene

Found in books: Bremmer (2008) 84, 158; Pirenne-Delforge and Pironti (2022) 157; Stavrianopoulou (2006) 119

4.31.9. πεποίηται δὲ καὶ Εἰλειθυίας Μεσσηνίοις ναὸς καὶ ἄγαλμα λίθου, πλησίον δὲ Κουρήτων μέγαρον, ἔνθα ζῷα τὰ πάντα ὁμοίως καθαγίζουσιν· ἀρξάμενοι γὰρ ἀπὸ βοῶν τε καὶ αἰγῶν καταβαίνουσιν ἐς τοὺς ὄρνιθας ἀφιέντες ἐς τὴν φλόγα. καὶ Δήμητρος ἱερὸν Μεσσηνίοις ἐστὶν ἅγιον καὶ Διοσκούρων ἀγάλματα φέροντες τὰς Λευκίππου· καί μοι καὶ ταῦτα ἐν τοῖς προτέροις ἐστὶν ἤδη δεδηλωμένα, ὡς οἱ Μεσσήνιοι τοὺς Τυνδάρεω παῖδας ἀμφισβητοῦσιν αὑτοῖς καὶ οὐ Λακεδαιμονίοις προσήκειν.
6.20.1. τὸ δὲ ὄρος τὸ Κρόνιον κατὰ τὰ ἤδη λελεγμένα μοι παρὰ τὴν κρηπῖδα καὶ τοὺς ἐπʼ αὐτῇ παρήκει θησαυρούς. ἐπὶ δὲ τοῦ ὄρους τῇ κορυφῇ θύουσιν οἱ Βασίλαι καλούμενοι τῷ Κρόνῳ κατὰ ἰσημερίαν τὴν ἐν τῷ ἦρι, Ἐλαφίῳ μηνὶ παρὰ Ἠλείοις.''. None

4.31.9. The Messenians have a temple erected to Eileithyia with a stone statue, and near by a hall of the Curetes, where they make burnt offerings of every kind of living creature, thrusting into the flames not only cattle and goats, but finally birds as well. There is a holy shrine of Demeter at Messene and statues of the Dioscuri, carrying the daughters of Leucippus. I have already explained in an earlier passage Paus. 3.26.3 that the Messenians argue that the sons of Tyndareus belong to them rather than to the Lacedaemonians.
6.20.1. Mount Cronius, as I have already said, extends parallel to the terrace with the treasuries on it. On the summit of the mountain the Basilae, as they are called, sacrifice to Cronus at the spring equinox, in the month called Elaphius among the Eleans.''. None

3. None, None, nan (2nd cent. CE - 3rd cent. CE)
Tagged with subjects: • Kouretes

Found in books: Bortolani et al (2019) 51; de Jáuregui et al. (2011) 258

Please note: the results are produced through a computerized process which may frequently lead to errors, both in incorrect tagging and in other issues. Please use with caution.
Due to load times, full text fetching is currently attempted for validated results only.
Full texts for Hebrew Bible and rabbinic texts is kindly supplied by Sefaria; for Greek and Latin texts, by Perseus Scaife, for the Quran, by Tanzil.net

For a list of book indices included, see here.

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