Munichia

deity sacrifice single tradition · 1

Munichia is a deity in a cult at Piraeus, related to the arkteia of Brauronian Artemis. According to legend, if someone killed a bear, he should be punished by sacrificing his daughter in the sanctuary. Embaros disguised his daughter by dressing her like a bear (arktos), and hid her in the adyton.

When

First attested: 800 BCE
Attested period: -800 – 2020

Relationships

co occurs with: Mysia, Melissa, Laphria, Lecho, Leukophryene, Limnaia, Limnatis, Lochia, Lousia, Lyaia, Lyceia, Lycoatis, Lygodesma, Molpadia

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Sources

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Epithets of Artemis

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“Munichia, in a cult at Piraeus, related to the arkteia of Brauronian Artemis. According to legend, if someone killed a bear, he should be punished by sacrificing his daughter in the sanctuary. Embaros disguised his daughter by dressing her like a bear (arktos), and hid her in the adyton.”
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