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Thesmophoria in a sentence

Thesmophoria meaning

An Ancient Greek festival in honour of Demeter and Persephone, and involving the sacrifice of pigs.

Using Thesmophoria

  • The main meaning on this page is: An Ancient Greek festival in honour of Demeter and Persephone, and involving the sacrifice of pigs.
  • In the example corpus, thesmophoria often appears in combinations such as: the thesmophoria.

Context around Thesmophoria

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

days 1×

Often after:

rituals 1× main 1×

Sentence patterns with Thesmophoria

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

in the thesmophoria rituals to 1× in the thesmophoria were based 1× thesmophoria main kore 1× three days thesmophoria 1× used in thesmophoria and in 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to hesychius 1× agrarian magic similar 1× jane harrison prolegomena 1× the cults of 1× thesmophoria main kore 1×

Common sentence endings:

of the festival 1× old agrarian cults 1× the potniai cabeirian 1× the proper context 1× three days thesmophoria 1×

Words around Thesmophoria

Just before it in the word index:

thesis 588 thesha 2 theseus 117 theses 79 these 104.160 thesaurus 21

Just after it in the word index:

thesource 2 thesouth 3 thesp 3 thespian 39 thespians 17 thespis 15

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Thesmophoria

  • In this selection, "thesmophoria" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, days, rituals and main stand out and add context to how "thesmophoria" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in the thesmophoria rituals to and in the thesmophoria were based. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thesmophoria" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thesmophoria

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

According to Hesychius, the feast lasted three days (Thesmophoria). (9 words)

Agrarian magic similar to the one used in Thesmophoria and in the cult of the potniai ( Cabeirian ). (17 words)

Thesmophoria main Kore, daughter of Demeter, celebrated with her mother by the Thesmophoriazusae (women of the festival). (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Jane Harrison (Prolegomena) finds this to be a simple cautionary tale directed at young girls carrying the cista in the Thesmophoria rituals, to discourage them from opening it outside the proper context. (32 words)

The cults of Persephone and Demeter in the Eleusinian mysteries and in the Thesmophoria were based on very old agrarian cults. (21 words)

Agrarian magic similar to the one used in Thesmophoria and in the cult of the potniai ( Cabeirian ). (17 words)

Example sentences (5)

According to Hesychius, the feast lasted three days (Thesmophoria).

Agrarian magic similar to the one used in Thesmophoria and in the cult of the potniai ( Cabeirian ).

Jane Harrison (Prolegomena) finds this to be a simple cautionary tale directed at young girls carrying the cista in the Thesmophoria rituals, to discourage them from opening it outside the proper context.

The cults of Persephone and Demeter in the Eleusinian mysteries and in the Thesmophoria were based on very old agrarian cults.

Thesmophoria main Kore, daughter of Demeter, celebrated with her mother by the Thesmophoriazusae (women of the festival).

Common combinations with thesmophoria

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "thesmophoria" in a sentence?
An example: "According to Hesychius, the feast lasted three days (Thesmophoria)." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "thesmophoria" from authentic English texts.
What does "thesmophoria" mean?
Thesmophoria means: An Ancient Greek festival in honour of Demeter and Persephone, and involving the sacrifice of pigs.
How many example sentences with "thesmophoria" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "thesmophoria", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.