Bible Encyclopedias
Dio

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

in Slavonic mythology, were birds of misfortune, the Harpies of the Slavs. Diocesan Synods were ecclesiastical conventions which the patriarchs of the ancient Christian Church had the privilege of summoning whenever occasion required. They consisted of the metropolitans and all the provincial bishops.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Dio'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​d/dio.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.