Pelopeia

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Pelopeia [1]

a festival observed by the people of Elis in honor of Pelops. It was kept in imitation of Hercules, who sacrificed to Pelops in a trench, as it was usual, when the manes and the infernal gods were the objects of worship.

References

  1. ↑ Pelopeia from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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