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It was Socrates' atheistic critique of contemporary definitions of piety to call this "trade" or "ἐμπορικὴ" in Euthyphro 14e. And for an historical example, ac
by romaaeterna 7y ago
It was Socrates' atheistic critique of contemporary definitions of piety to call this "trade" or "ἐμπορικὴ" in Euthyphro 14e.
And for an historical example, according to Xenophon [Xen. Anab. 3.2.10] the Athenians promised to sacrifice a goat to Artemis for every Persian killed at Marathon. This turned out to be 6,400 [Hdt. 6.117] and since they could not find enough goats, they instituted a yearly sacrifice of 500.
Although only a wag like Socrates would call this a direct trade with the goddess.