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Prayer and Hymn
euche / hymnos
The verbal address of the gods — petitionary prayer (standing, hands raised, often with a vow) and sung hymns of praise accompanying cult acts.
Where this idea shows up
18 Greek sourcesWhere to read it
- Memorabilia354 BCEXenophon· Athens
- On the Cavalry Commander354 BCEXenophon· Athens
- Ways and Means354 BCEXenophon· Athens
- Cyropaedia354 BCEXenophon· Athens
- On Hunting354 BCEXenophon· Athens
- Xenophon· Athens
- Quaestiones Convivales120 CEPlutarch· Chaeronea
- Quaestiones Romanae120 CEPlutarch· Chaeronea
- Quaestiones Graecae120 CEPlutarch· Chaeronea
- Deipnosophistae230 CEAthenaeus of Naucratis· Naucratis