Athenian festival of Zeus Maimaktes (the Blustering) in the month of Maimakterion. Sacrifices were offered to appease Zeus as the stormy season began. A bloodless offering of a sheepskin fleece (Dios Kodon) was central to the rite.
Roman & Greek · Nov (late)
Athenian festival of Zeus Maimaktes (the Blustering) in the month of Maimakterion. Sacrifices were offered to appease Zeus as the stormy season began. A bloodless offering of a sheepskin fleece (Dios Kodon) was central to the rite.