Apollo crowned with wreath of laurel at Tempe, iv. 81, vi. 240;
gold wreath of, worn by priest of Hercules, v. 143;
in purificatory rites, vi. 240 sq., ix. 262
——, sacred, used to form the victor's crown at Delphi and Thebes, iv. 78 sqq.;
guarded by a dragon, iv. 79 sq.;
chewed by priestess of Apollo, iv. 80
Laurel-Bearer at Thebes, iv. 88 sq., vi. 241
—— bearing, festival of the, at Thebes, iv. 78 sq., 88 sq., vi. 241
—— -Bearing Apollo, iv. 79 n. 3