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- of the Athenian Kerykes with the m****ive Tomb 9 along the Eridanos River outside the Dipylon Gate. By the classical period, the Kerykes, sons of Hermes...
- and general, was an hereditary priest of the Eleusinian family of the Kerykes, and held the offices of archon basileus and eponymous in Athens. When...
- Eumolpos. The other family with a hereditary Eleusinian priesthood were the Kerykes. List of Gr**** mythological figures Smith, William, ed. (1842). A Dictionary...
- the gods and ruler of Olympus, that gave their inviolable status to the kerykes, the heralds, who were thus protected by the precursor of modern diplomatic...
- which was already a formal element of the Olympic ritual performed by the kerykes (heralds) and salpinktai (trumpeters). Winners were chosen by the clarity...
- mysteries; they were controlled by two families, the Eumolpidae and the Kerykes. This led to a vast increase in the number of initiates. The only requirements...
- Thessalian general Kar**** of Macedon – King of Macedon Karkinospainter Kerykes – one of the families who ran the Eleusinian mysteries Kleoitas – architect...
- Poseidon. Eleusis lost the battle with Athens but the Eumolpides and Kerykes, two families of priests to Demeter, continued the Eleusinian mysteries...
- Athens around 440 BC. He belonged to the ancient Eupatrid family of the Kerykes, who traced their lineage up to Odysseus and the god Hermes. During his...
- functioning as private messengers or public criers were referred to as kerykes. The keryx has functions in political, military, judicional and religious...