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Encyclopedia > Libations

Offerings given to the gods in Ancient Greece. It was considered an insult to the god if they were not included in libations. In Euripides' The Bacchae and many Greek tragides people come to terrible ends because of their failure to acknowledge certain gods and by excluding them from libations. To pour a libation, wine was thrown to the floor before parties to thank the gods. Euripides (c. ... The Bacchae is a tragedy by the ancient Greek playwright Euripides. ...


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The Knot - American Weddings: An Afrocentric Libation Ceremony (464 words)
The libation ceremony can also be used as an opportunity to honor the elders in a family, asking them to pass on their wisdom and guidance.
Here is an example of a libation ceremony used by Dawn Comer and David Jefferson at their Martha's Vineyard wedding:
Therefore we cast our libations to the North, to the South, to the East and to the West.
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