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from The Century Dictionary.
- In Greek antiquity, a festival celebrated at Athens on the 6th and 7th of the month Thargelion, in honor of Delian Apollo and of Artemis.
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+ The _thargelia_ were ancient sanguinary festivals celebrated in Greece in honor of Apollo and Diana.
Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals William Graham Sumner 1875
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