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black bulls sacrificed at Pylos

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Canonical name
black bulls sacrificed at Pylos
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Animal
Scope
Collective
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Location presence

Phase 6 currently covers 24 processed books.

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sea shore at Pylos1 observation
·Direct

The black bulls were being sacrificed on the sea shore at Pylos.

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“But as the sun was rising from the fair sea {24} into the firmament of heaven to shed light on mortals and immortals, they reached Pylos the city of Neleus. Now the people of Pylos were gathered on the sea shore to offer sacrifice of black bulls to Neptune lord of the Earthquake. There were nine guilds with five hundred men in each, and there were nine bulls to each guild. As they were eating the inward meats {25} and burning the thigh bones [on the embers] in the name of Neptune, Telemachus and his crew arrived, furled their sails, brought their ship to anchor, and went ashore.”

Claims

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·Direct

Black bulls are apportioned nine to each of the nine Pylian guilds for sacrifice to Neptune.

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“offer sacrifice of black bulls to Neptune lord of the Earthquake. There were nine guilds with five hundred men in each, and there were nine bulls to each guild”

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·Direct
“sacrifice of black bulls to Neptune”

Passage preview

Book 3 · Passage 1

But as the sun was rising from the fair sea {24} into the firmament of heaven to shed light on mortals and immortals, they reached Pylos the city of Neleus. Now the people of Pylos were gathered on the sea shore to offer sacrifice of black bulls to Neptune lord of the Earthquake. There were nine guilds with five hundred men in each, and there were nine bulls to each guild. As they were eating the inward meats {25} and burning the thigh bones [on the embers] in the name of Neptune, Telemachus and his crew arrived, furled their sails, brought their ship to anchor, and went ashore.