Download or read book Greek Votive Offerings written by William Henry Denham Rouse and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-28 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1902, this book provides an extensive survey of the tradition of votive offerings in ancient Greece. Rouse details the various motives behind offerings, including propitiation, tithes, and domestic purposes, drawing on the evidence of inscriptions and ancient eyewitnesses, and also examines ancient votive formulae. Thirteen indices containing an exhaustive list of epigraphical references to votive offerings at various shrines are also included. This well-written and richly-illustrated book will be of value to anyone with an interest in ancient Greek religion and the history of votive offerings.