Modern Greek Folklore and Ancient Greek Religion: A Study in Survivals

by J. C. Lawson

[287] The visit of the Fate on the day of birth instead of the third day after is unusual.

[288] From Καμπούρογλου, Ἱστ. τῶν Ἀθην. I. pp. 310, 311.

[289] Schmidt, das Volksleben, p. 212.

[290] Cf. μόρσιμος of the ‘destined’ bridegroom, in Hom. Od. XVI. 392.

[291] Cf. Miss Harrison, Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion, pp. 286 ff.

[292] Passow, no. 385.

[293] Heuzey, Le mont Olympe, p. 139. I have introduced a few alterations of spelling, mostly suggested by Schmidt, das Volksleben, p. 229 (note), e.g. τοὐρανοῦ for τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, in order to restore the rather rough metre.

[294] Πολίτης (Μελέτη κ.τ.λ. p. 228, note 1) gives the following references: Wordsworth, Athens and Attica, p. 228; Ἐφημ. Φιλομαθῶν, 1868, p. 1479; Passow, Popul. Carm. p. 431, besides those to which I have referred in other notes.

[295] Persae, 659.

[296] VII. 218.