Eiresione

Template:Short description In Greek mythology, Eiresione or Iresione Template:IPAc-en (Greek: Εἰρεσιώνη, from εἶρος - eiros, "wool"<ref>εἰρεσιώνη, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus</ref><ref>εἶρος, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus</ref>) was the personificationTemplate:Cn of an object very important in many Greek rituals and ceremonies: a branch of olive or laurel, covered with wool, fruits, cakes and olive flasks, dedicated to Apollo and carried about by singing boys during the festivals of Pyanopsia and Thargelia, and afterwards hung up at the house door. It could only be carried by children who had two living parents. The song they were singing during the ritual was also known as "eiresione":

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Eiresione signified the advent of wealth (Greek: πλοῦτος - ploutos).<ref>πλοῦτος, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus</ref><ref>Walter Burkert, Structure and History in Greek Mythology and Ritual, University of California Press, 1982, p.134</ref>

References

• A Greek-English Lexicon compiled by H. G. Liddell and R. Scott. 10th edition with a revised supplement. – Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1996; under εἰρεσιώνη.