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λαμπαδηδρομία λαμπᾰδη-δρομία, ἡ, δρόμος the torch-race, an Athenian ceremony at the festivals of the fire-gods Prometheus, Hephaestus, and Athena, in which the runners carried lighted torches, from the joint altar of these gods in the outer Cerameicus to the Acropolis; after the Persian war Pan received a like honour, Hdt.

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the torch-race

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Headword:

λαμπαδηδρομία

Headword (normalized):

λαμπαδηδρομία

Headword (normalized/stripped):

λαμπαδηδρομια

IDX:

19253

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n19272

Key:

lampadhdromi/a

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