[450] ὀλόλυξαν. This is not a shriek of horror, but a religious shout (“ὀλολυγμὸν . . ἔλασκον εὐφημοῦντες” Aesch. Ag.595) at the moment of the consummation of the sacrifice, significant of joy and satisfaction. Compare Il.6. 301; Od.4. 767, and especially 22. 411 “ἐν θυμῷ, γρηῦ, χαῖρε καὶ ἴσχεο, μήδ᾽ ὀλόλυζε:”
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