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Daphnephoria

Daphnephoria proper noun: a festival held every nine years at Thebes in Boeotia in honour of Apollo Ismenius or Galaxius.

Proper noun

Daphnephoria

  1. (historical) A festival held every nine years at Thebes in Boeotia in honour of Apollo Ismenius or Galaxius.

Origin of Daphnephoria

Ancient Greek [Term?]

Questions about Daphnephoria

What does Daphnephoria mean?
Daphnephoria means a festival held every nine years at Thebes in Boeotia in honour of Apollo Ismenius or Galaxius.
What part of speech is Daphnephoria?
Daphnephoria is a proper noun.

Words near Daphnephoria in the dictionary

  1. daphnanes
  2. daphne
  3. Daphne Major
  4. Daphnean
  5. Daphnedale Park
  6. Daphnephoria
  7. Daphnephoroi
  8. Daphnephoros
  9. daphnes
  10. daphnetin
  11. daphnetoxin

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