customs
Libation (Sponde)
sponde / loibe
The ritual pouring out of wine, oil, milk, or honey to the gods or the dead, accompanying prayers, oaths, meals, and departures.
Where this idea shows up
12 Greek sourcesWhere to read it
- Cyropaedia354 BCEXenophon· Athens
- Xenophon· Athens
- Quaestiones Romanae120 CEPlutarch· Chaeronea
- Quaestiones Convivales120 CEPlutarch· Chaeronea
- Quaestiones Graecae120 CEPlutarch· Chaeronea
- Deipnosophistae230 CEAthenaeus of Naucratis· Naucratis