Bible Encyclopedias
Pelopeia
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
a festival observed by the people of Elis in honor of Pelops. It was kept in imitation of Hercules, who sacrificed to Pelops in a trench, as it was usual, when the manes and the infernal gods were the objects of worship.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Pelopeia'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/pelopeia.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.