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8 This is the name they give in the Aeolian dialect to persons who dwell in the next house or occupy adjoining property, signifying that they hold land near at hand. I shall add one phrase from the Edict of the Guardians of the Law, although there are several more...The copyist seems to have omitted the quotation.

9 Who is the Consecrator (hosioter) among the Delphians and why do they call one of the months Bysios?

9 They call the victim that is sacrificed Consecrator whenever an Holy One Cf.Moralia, 365 a, 437 a. is appointed. There are five Holy Ones, who hold office for life; they do a great many things with the co-operation of the oracle-interpreters and with them take part in the holy rites, since they are thought to have descended from Deucalion.