The tyche sacrifices in John Malalas: virgin sacrifice and fourth-century polemical history
B Garstad - Illinois Classical Studies, 2005 - JSTOR
B Garstad
Illinois Classical Studies, 2005•JSTORScattered throughout John Malalas' history of the world from Adam to Justinian there are
some dozen accounts of virgins being sacrificed at the foundation of various cities. 1 In most
cases the sacrifice is overseen by a king or ruler, after the sacrifice an image of the virgin
selected is set up which becomes the cult statue of the civic tyche, and she gives her name
to
some dozen accounts of virgins being sacrificed at the foundation of various cities. 1 In most
cases the sacrifice is overseen by a king or ruler, after the sacrifice an image of the virgin
selected is set up which becomes the cult statue of the civic tyche, and she gives her name
to
Scattered throughout John Malalas' history of the world from Adam to Justinian there are some dozen accounts of virgins being sacrificed at the foundation of various cities. 1 In most cases the sacrifice is overseen by a king or ruler, after the sacrifice an image of the virgin selected is set up which becomes the cult statue of the civic tyche, and she gives her name to
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