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[428] ἐς δημόν, with “ὠμοθετεῖτο”. The swineherd cut pieces of raw meat as first offerings from each of the limbs and laid them in fat. This, properly speaking, represented the share of the gods in the sacrifice: but in the division among the guests one share was reserved for the host's especial patrons (l. 435), the nymphs and Hermes.

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