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Thesmophoria

Thesmophoria proper noun: an Ancient Greek festival in honour of Demeter and Persephone, and involving the sacrifice of pigs.

Proper noun

Thesmophoria

  1. An Ancient Greek festival in honour of Demeter and Persephone, and involving the sacrifice of pigs.

Origin of Thesmophoria

Ancient Greek Θεσμοφόρια (Thesmophória)

Questions about Thesmophoria

What does Thesmophoria mean?
Thesmophoria means an Ancient Greek festival in honour of Demeter and Persephone, and involving the sacrifice of pigs.
What part of speech is Thesmophoria?
Thesmophoria is a proper noun.

Words near Thesmophoria in the dictionary

  1. thesis defenses
  2. thesis statement
  3. thesis statements
  4. thesises
  5. thesiuside
  6. Thesmophoria
  7. Thesmophorian
  8. Thesmophoric
  9. thesmothete
  10. thesmothetes
  11. thesp

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