 | John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1820 - 892 pages
...Those who consulted the oracle of Amphiaraus first purified themselves, and abstained from food for 24 hours, and three days from wine, after which they sacrificed a ram to the prophet, and spivnd tin- skin upon the ground, upon which they slept in expectation of receiving in a dream the... | |
 | John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1822 - 818 pages
...threw pieces of gold and silver into the stream. Those who consulted the oracle of Atnphiaraus, firit purified themselves, and abstained from food for twenty-four...the skin upon the ground, upon which they slept, in expeetation of receiving in a dream the answer of the oracle. Plutarch it oral, defect, mentions, thattbe... | |
 | John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1823 - 892 pages
...Tliose who consulted .the oracle of Amphiaraus first purified themselves, and abstained from food for 24 hours, and three days from wine, after which they...Amphiaraus was once consulted in the time of Xerxes, by one of the servants of Mardonius, for his master, who was then with an army in Greece ; and that... | |
 | John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1825 - 910 pages
...hose who consulted the oracle of Amphiaraus. first purified themselves, and abstained from food for 24 hours, and three days from wine, after which they...they slept in expectation of receiving in a dream .he answer of the oracle. Plutarch, de ontt. defect, mentions, that the oracle of Amphia•aus was... | |
 | John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1825 - 848 pages
...Those who consulted the oracle of Amphiaraus, first purified themselves, and abstained from food for 24 hours, and three days from wine, after which they sacrificed a ram to the prophet, and spread :he skin upon the ground, upon which they slept in expectation of receiving in a dream the answer of... | |
 | Charles Anthon - Classical dictionaries - 1841 - 800 pages
...they threw pieces of gold and silver into the stream. Those who consulted the oracle of Amphiaraus, sacrificed a ram to the prophet, and spread the skin...expectation of receiving in a dream the answer of which they were in quest. (Apollad., 3, 6, 2.— Horn., Od., 15, 243, &c.— tâsch., Sept. c. Theb.—Hygin.,... | |
 | John Lemprière - Classical dictionaries - 1852 - 800 pages
...purified themselves, and abstained from food ior twentyJour hour«, and three days from wine; aft er which they sacrificed a ram to the prophet, and spread the skin upon the ground, upon which they slept ¡n expectation ot receiving in a dream the answer of the oracle. 1'lutaxch de froc. Drfrct. meniiuiit.... | |
 | Charles Anthon - Classical dictionaries - 1855 - 1490 pages
...of gold and silver into the stream. Those who consulted the oracle of Amphiaraus, sacrificed a rarn to the prophet, and spread the skin upon the ground,...expectation of receiving in a dream the answer of which they were in quest. (Apollad., 3, 6, Я.— Нот., Od., 15, 243, &c. — JSäcA., Sept. с.... | |
 | Charles Anthon - Classical dictionaries - 1869 - 1482 pages
...of gold and silver into the stream. Those who consulted the oracle of Amphiaraus, sacrificed a nun to the prophet, and spread the skin upon the ground,...expectation of receiving in a dream the answer of which they were in quest. (Apollad.. 3, 6, 2.— Нот., Od., 15, 243, &c.— JEsch.. Sept. c. Theb.... | |
 | Charles Anthon - Classical dictionaries - 1872 - 1478 pages
...they threw pieces of gold and silver into the stream. Those who consulted the oracle of Amphiaraus, sacrificed a ram to the prophet, and spread the skin...expectation of receiving in a dream the answer of which they were in quest. (Apol/od., 3, 6, 2.— Horn., Od., 15, 243, &c.— JKack., Sept. c. Tkeb.... | |
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... held sacred. They only who had consulted his oracle, or had been delivered from a disease were permitted to bathe in it, after which they threw pieces of gold and silver into the stream. Those who consulted the oracle of Amphiaraus, first purified... 
