This article is about the Hellenic religious offering. For the moth genus, see Chilo (moth).
Type of Hellenic religious offerings
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In the Hellenic religion, nephalia (Ancient Greek: νηφάλια, nifália, 'calm'; Greek pronunciation:[/neː.pʰá.li.a/→/nɛːˈɸalia/→/niˈfalia/]) was the religious name for libations, in which wine was not offered or the use of wine was explicitly forbidden. Liquids, such as water, milk, honey or oil in any combination, were used with a mixture of honey and water or milk (μελίκρατον, melíkraton), being one of the most common nēphália offerings. Nephalia were performed as both independent rituals and in conjunction with other sacrifices, such as animal sacrifices. The use of nēphália is documented in the works of Aeschylus and Porphyry.
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and may have been associated with Selene. At Athens, wineless offerings (nephalia) were made to Selene, along with other celestial gods, Selene's siblings...
offer wine as an offering to the Helios among other gods, making instead nephalia, or wineless, sober sacrifices; Athenaeus also reported that those who...
goddess's worship can be found at Athens, where wineless offerings (or nephalia) were made to Eos, along with other celestial gods and goddesses, including...
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