Bible Encyclopedias
Lycea
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
a festival among the Arcadians, celebrated in honor of Zeus Lycaeus. It is said to have been instituted by Lycaon, the son of Pelasgus, who sacrificed a child on the occasion, and sprinkled the altar with its blood. Plutarch says that the Lycea was celebrated in a manner similar to the Roman Lupercalia.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Lycea'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/l/lycea.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.