Sacrifices, rituals and ceremonies were often strange and by our standards unpleasant to say the least. In terms of sacrifices, "In an oriental Greek city, Laodiceia, Syria, Athena is originally supposed to have received the sacrifice of one virgin each year, later one doe." Boys and girls who were followers of Athena had shaven heads as part of their initiation ritual. Source |
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