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Apopompae

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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certain days on which the Greeks offered sacrifices to the gods called Pompaioi, or conductors by the way, referring probably to Mercury, whose. employment it was to conduct the souls of deceased persons to the shades below.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Apopompae'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/apopompae.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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