Argēi (röm. Ant.), 1) mehrere von Numa bestimmte heilige Plätze in Rom, in 27 Theile der Stadt vertheilt, wo im März von den Pontifices gewisse Heroenopfer gebracht wurden; 2) 30 aus Binsen geflochtene Menschenbilder, welcheim Beisein der Vestalinnen, Pontifices u. des Prätor jährlich am 15. Mai von dem Pons sublicius in den Tibris, als symbolische Menschenopfer, dem Fluß zur Sühne der Einwohner, geworfen wurden.
Pierer's Lexicon. 1857–1865.
Argei — may refer to one of the following: * Argei (chapels) chapels in Ancient Rome * Argei (dolls) figures meant to resemble bound men * Argei (manufacturer) olive oil manufacturer … Wikipedia
ARGEI — vide ARGEA It. simulacra scirpea, quae in Tiberim Vestales olim quotannis praecipitabant, Idibus Maii, ut infra dicemus, ubi de hoc mense … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Argei (manufacturer) — Argei (or Argei Le fattorie Renolia) is the name of a manufacturer of olive oil based in Sardinia, Italy.HistoryArgei Le Fattorie Renolia . was founded in 1993 in Gergei (a small village in central Sardinia). Since then, the family owned company… … Wikipedia
Argei (chapels) — Argei can refer to a set of twenty seven consecrated holy places or chapels distributed throughout the districts of Ancient Rome, which were visited on holy days … Wikipedia
Argei (dolls) — Before even the beginning of the Argei festival the puppets were placed in the sacra Argeorum or the twenty four chapels around the Servian regions of Ancient Rome. These puppets were thought to absorb all the filth and impurities within the area … Wikipedia
АРГЕИ — • Argēi, 1. 24 капища в Риме, по преданию, построенные Нумой, в которых в марте в два следующие один за другим дня понтифики совершали жертвоприношения, sacra Argeorum. Varr. l. l. 5, 8, 14. Liv. 1, 21. Вероятно, это были… … Реальный словарь классических древностей
Liberalia — The Liberalia (17 March) is the festival of Liber Pater and his consort Libera. The Romans celebrated Liberalia with sacrifices, processions, ribald and gauche songs, and masks which were hung on trees. This feast celebrates the maturation of… … Wikipedia
Vestal Virgin — In Ancient Rome, the Vestal Virgins ( sacerdos Vestalis ), were the virgin holy female priests of Vesta, the goddess of the hearth. Their primary task was to maintain the sacred fire of Vesta. The Vestal duty brought great honor and afforded… … Wikipedia
Janus — For other uses, see Janus (disambiguation). Bifrons redirects here. For other uses, see Bifrons (disambiguation). A statue representing Janus Bifrons in the Vatican Museums In ancient Roman religion and mythology, Janus is the god of beginnings… … Wikipedia
Human sacrifice — is the act of homicide (the killing of one or several human beings) in the context of a religious ritual (ritual killing). Its typology closely parallels the various practices of ritual slaughter of animals (animal sacrifice) and of religious… … Wikipedia
