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

by J. C. Lawson

[656] Cf. Miss J. Harrison, Prolegomena to the Study of Greek Religion, pp. 383–4.

[657] Paus. VIII. 42. 1–4. Cf. VIII. 25. 5.

[658] Apollodorus, II. 5. 4.

[659] Πολίτης, Παραδόσεις, I. p. 339.

[660] Stories of their coming to cook frogs etc. at the hearths of men occur, but only confirm the general belief that they have no fires of their own at which to cook, and are in general afraid of fire.

[661] Πολίτης, Παραδόσεις, II. pp. 1297 and 1337.

[662] The shift of accent is due to the synizesis of the syllables -ει-α, pronounced now as -yá.

[663] Du Cange, s.v. στοιχεῖον.

[664] Coloss. ii. 3 and 20; Galat. iv. 3 and 9.

[665] Galat. iv. 9.