Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Agroteras Thusia

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​Agroteras Thusia, an annual festival at Athens in honour of Artemis or Diana, in fulfilment of a vow made by the city before the battle of Marathon to offer in sacrifice a number of goats equal to that of the Persians slain in the conflict. The number was afterwards restricted to 500.

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