νεκυία

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ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλοςlife is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend

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German (Pape)

[Seite 238] ἡ, od. richtiger, Eust., νέκυια, fem. zu νέκυς, Titel des 11. Gesanges der Od., Todtenopfer, durch welches man die Seelen der Abgeschiedenen aus der Unterwelt heraufbeschwört, um sie zu befragen, also wie νεκυομαντεία, Hdn. 4, 12, 4 νεκυίᾳ χρησάμενον μαθεῖν περὶ τοῦ τέλους τοῦ βίου, vgl. D. Sic. 4, 39; Plut. de aud. p. 2 M; Luc. Nigr. 30 auch = Todtensühne. – Vgl. Lob. Phryn. 494.