Priests and priestesses

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Title:	Priests and priestesses
Contributor(s):	Dillon, Matthew (author)
Publication Date:	2021-03
Handle Link:	https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/52730
Abstract:	Greek priests and priestesses served the gods, establishing a relationship between them and the state; hence Herodotus notes in his list of differences between Egyptian and Greek customs, that in EGYPT no women serve as priests (2.35.4).
Publication Type:	Entry In Reference Work
Source of Publication:	The Herodotus Encyclopedia, v.3, p. 1167-1169
Publisher:	Wiley & Sons, Inc
Place of Publication:	Hoboken, United States of America
ISBN:	9781119113522 9781119113539 9781118689646
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008:	210306 Classical Greek and Roman History
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020:	430305 Classical Greek and Roman history
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008:	970121 Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020:	280113 Expanding knowledge in history, heritage and archaeology
HERDC Category Description:	N Entry In Reference Work
Publisher/associated links:	https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Herodotus+Encyclopedia%2C+3+Volume+Set-p-9781118689646
WorldCat record:	http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1151516873
Appears in Collections:	Entry In Reference Work School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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