Viggen Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 The whole article from the Archaeology Magazine about Dogs in the Ancient World is available online, Explore the roles dogs played in past cultures throughout the world and how ancient artists celebrated our oldest companions. http://www.archaeology.org/1009/dogs/index.html Constant Companions Sacrificial Dogs Dogs of Roman Britain Dogs as Food The Dog Catacomb Guardians of Souls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maty Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 With sacrificial dogs, the article doesn't mention it, but it is worth noting that Roman farmers used to sacrifice a rust-coloured dog to avert the wrath of Robiga, the deity which inflicted the ruinous crop disease still called 'grain rust' today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klingan Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 I'm quite sure that puppies were sacrificed to chthonic deities in Greece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted September 20, 2010 Report Share Posted September 20, 2010 I'm quite sure that puppies were sacrificed to chthonic deities in Greece. To Hekate in particular .. black dogs, at least. . http://www.theoi.com/Khthonios/Hekate.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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