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hecatomb: in ancient greek ceremony, the sacrifice of a hundred cattle to the gods
poseidon, who is the only god angry with odysseus at the very beginning of the myth, is at a ceremony receiving a hecatomb from the aithiopians while all the other gods are at zeus' hall.
a map at this link shows the ancient greek concept of aithiopia, the southernmost 'inhabitable' region of the world: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethiopia
poseidon, who is the only god angry with odysseus at the very beginning of the myth, is at a ceremony receiving a hecatomb from the aithiopians while all the other gods are at zeus' hall.
a map at this link shows the ancient greek concept of aithiopia, the southernmost 'inhabitable' region of the world: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aethiopia
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