Proerosia
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Proerosia was an ancient Greek agricultural festival held in honor of Demeter to ensure the fertility of the fields before the plowing and sowing season.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Proerosia canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural festival
ⓘ
ancient Greek festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Demeter cult
ⓘ
agriculture ⓘ fertility rites ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| geographicContext |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Greece
|
| hasEtymology | Greek pro- (before) and erosia (plowing/sowing) ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to ensure fertility of the fields
ⓘ
to secure good crops ⓘ |
| honoredDeity | Demeter ⓘ |
| honors |
Demeter as goddess of agriculture
ⓘ
Demeter as goddess of grain ⓘ |
| performedBy | ancient Greeks ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Eleusinian Mysteries
ⓘ
surface form:
Eleusinian cult of Demeter
|
| religiousCategory |
Demeter festival
ⓘ
fertility festival ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
propitiatory rite
ⓘ
thanksgiving rite ⓘ |
| ritualFocus |
crops
ⓘ
fields ⓘ |
| seasonalContext |
before plowing season
ⓘ
before sowing season ⓘ |
| timeRelation |
preceded plowing
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preceded sowing ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.