tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post4534064099499900538..comments2024-03-19T02:33:47.400-07:00Comments on Baring the Aegis: The festivals of early BoedromionElani Temperancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05611003885755154591noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-19659773636081098712013-09-21T04:16:10.372-07:002013-09-21T04:16:10.372-07:00@Jonathan Agathokles: that is actually very intere...@Jonathan Agathokles: that is actually very interesting! Thank you!Elani Temperancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05611003885755154591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382184804747180588.post-75037356699230121952013-09-10T07:41:46.706-07:002013-09-10T07:41:46.706-07:00I also found out that the Genesia is identified wi...I also found out that the Genesia is identified with another festival that took place on the same day, the Nemeseia. They are considered the same, and the purpose of the Nemeseia was apparently to placate the dead who might have been wronged in some way, to avert their retribution (which is off course where Nemesis comes in). Here's some information about it: http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0063%3Aalphabetic+letter%3DN%3Aentry+group%3D1%3Aentry%3Dnemeseia-cnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com