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    One could not go to see a play in Athens or listen to music when one wished, but only when there was an appropriate public or community occasion, which was rare. ...
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    I find this difficult to belive....
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    Author: * Ariadne Philemon - 3 Posts on this thread out of 147 Posts sitewide.
    Date: Apr 17, 2004 - 12:05

    It must be a metaphor. Even in primitive times I can not imagine women tearing men and animals apart to consume the flesh raw. It is a ghastly thought. Such rites maybe the origin of the myth of vampires.


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