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" Bubastis they act as follows; for men and women embark together, and great numbers of both sexes in every barge; some of the women have castanets on which they play, and the men play on the lute during the whole voyage, the rest of the women sing and... "
Transactions of the Society of Biblical Archæology - Page 45
by Society of Biblical Archæology (London, England) - 1893
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Mummies and Moslems

Charles Dudley Warner - 1876 - 498 pages
...a pound of pleasure. •" Now," says Herodotus, "when they are being conveyed to the city Bubastis, they act as follows : — for men and women embark...the men play on the flute during the whole voyage ; and the rest of the women and men sing and clap their hands together at the same time." And he goes...
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My Winter on the Nile

Charles Dudley Warner - 1876 - 514 pages
...to a pound of pleasure. " Now," says Herodotus, "when they are being conveyed to the city Bubastis, they act as follows : — for men and women embark...the men play on the flute during the whole voyage ; and the rest of the women and men sing and clap their hands together at the same time." And he goes...
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The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner, Volume 3

Charles Dudley Warner - 1904 - 618 pages
...to a pound of pleasure. " Now," says Herodotus, " when they are being conveyed to the city Bubastis, they act as follows : — for men and women embark...the men play on the flute during the whole voyage ; and the rest of the women and men sing and clap their hands together at the same time." And he goes...
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Applied Philosophy

Climenson Yelverton Charles Dawbarn - 1923 - 362 pages
...well in point : * Hymn to Ceres, Homer. " Now when they are being conveyed to the city of Bubastis they act as follows, for men and women embark together,...on which they play, and the men play on the flute the whole voyage. The rest of the women and the men sing and clap their hands together at the same...
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The Sacred Dance: A Study in Comparative Folklore

William Oscar Emil Oesterley - 1923 - 256 pages
...are being conveyed to the city of Bubastis, they act as follows, — men and women embark together, great numbers of both sexes in every barge; some of the women have castanets which they play, and the men play on the flute during the whole journey; the rest of the men and women...
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Sacred Dance in the Ancient World

W. O. E. Oesterley - 2002 - 258 pages
...are being conveyed to the city of Bubastis, they act as follows, — men and women embark together, great numbers of both sexes in every barge; some of the women have castanets which they play, and the men play on the flute during the whole journey; the rest of the men and women...
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