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hecatomb::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | ritual killing, sacrifice |
Examples of hecatomb
hecatomb
He had promised Aphrodite a hecatomb, a sacrifice of 100 oxen, if he won Helen, but forgot about it and earned her wrath.
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For Luxemburg, the hecatomb of the European war was partly a projection of the brutality of empire back into its metropolis.
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