1) Ancient Roman religion
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In ancient Roman religion, the lectisternium was a propitiatory ceremony, consisting of a meal offered to gods and goddesses. The word derives from lectum sternere, `to spread (or `drape`) a couch.` The deities were represented by their busts or statues, or by portable figures of wood, with heads of bronze, wax or marble, and covered with drap...
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sacrifice where images of gods placed on couches and offered food
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(from Latin lectum sternere, `to spread a couch`), ancient Greek and Roman rite in which a meal was offered to gods and goddesses whose ... [2 related articles]
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The ceremony of Greek origin, dating from 339 BC, during which statues of the gods laid on couches took part in a sacred banquet. In 217 BC, the first lectisternium offered to all the chief gods took place.
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