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Excerpt from De Pindaro Locrorum Opuntiorum Amico Et Patrono
Hic centum familiarum numerus in aliquot, quanti autem fuerint, non constat, tribus distributus erat, ut una tribus maiorem gentium nobilium numerum comprehenderet, simili plane, ut apud Athenienses, ratione. Hoc ita fuisse ex Servii ad Aen. 1, 64 testi monio constat, qui de notissimo illo usu, quo a Locris quotannis duae virgines mobiles Minervae Iliensi tamquam ad sacrificium (plut. Ser. Num. Vind. 12 Timaeus fragm. 66 in Hist. Gr. Fr. Vol. I ed. Mueller) mittebantur, referens addit, earum puellarum alteram ex Aiacis semper tribu eligi debuisse; Serv. 1. S. M' posted de eius (aiacis) regno quotannis mmm 7zo�zlem puellawz z�usserz�t z'um sibi ad sacrzficizmz mit/i e! Quod est amplias de ea tribu, de qua Az'ax fzzerat. Mos erat, ut virgines in littore suo expositas Ilienses corripere temptarent, arreptas in sacrificium abducerent; si feliciter illae, deae templum assecutae, evasissent, munus ministrarum in aede Minervae per vitae tempus eis subeundum erat, cuius rei memoriam versibus pervenustis Euphorio nobis servavit, quo utitur Plutarchus de ser. Num. Vind. 12: di mi �vozpm�xovom Yuuvo�g nod�v, fi�re �oo)\ou, fio�ou daipeAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
