Bouphonia

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proper noun

The annual sacrifice of an ox and mock trial of the slaughterer at the ancient Athenian Dipolieia.

OriginAncient Greek βουφόνια →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The annual sacrifice of an ox and mock trial of the slaughterer at the ancient Athenian Dipolieia.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekβουφόνια
  2. EnglishBouphonia

From Ancient Greek βουφόνια (bouphónia), from βοῦς (boûs) and φόνος (phónos, “slaughter”).

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Bouphonia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bouphonia

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“Bouphonia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bouphonia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bouphonia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bouphonia.

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