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Thesmophoric, a. Gr. Antiq.|θɛsməʊˈfɒrɪk|
[f. Gr. (τὰ) θεσµοϕόρια, neut. pl. (f. θεσµοϕόρος, f. θεσµός law + -ϕορος -bearing, an epithet of the goddess Demeter) + -ic.]
Of or pertaining to the Thesmophoria, an ancient Greek festival held by women in honour of Demeter. So Thesmoˈphorian a., in same sense.
1788J. Lemprière Bibliotheca Classica s.v. Thesmophora, The Thesmophoria were instituted by Triptolemus, or according to some by Orpheus, or the daughters of Danaus. Ibid., Such as were initiated at the festivals of Eleusis assisted at the Thesmophoria. 1884W. M. Ramsay in Encycl. Brit. XVII. 127/2 Thesmophoric rites are so obscure that no sure idea can be gained of the relation between them and the simpler Arcadian cultus. 1890J. G. Frazer Golden Bough II. iii. 46 The casting of the pigs into the vaults at the Thesmophoria formed part of the dramatic representation of Proserpine's descent into the lower world. 1891Cent. Dict., Thesmophorian. 1940M. P. Nilsson Gr. Folk Relig. 24 Best known is the festival of the autumn sowing, the Thesmophoria. 1978Times Lit. Suppl. 18 Aug. 922/4 The regular female festival of fertility, the Thesmophoria, was entirely confined to women. |