Arrhephoria

Arrhephoria was a feast among the Athenians, instituted in honor of Athena. Boys, or, as some say, girls, between 7 and 12 years of age, were the ministers that assisted at this feast. The word is derived from the Greek Template:Polytonic, which is composed of Template:Polytonic, "mystery", and Template:Polytonic, "I carry". This feast was also called Hersiphoria, from Herse, the daughter of Cecrops, on whose account it was established.

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•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chambers, Ephraim, ed. (1728). Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1st ed.). James and John Knapton, et al. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help) [1]