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noun greek

necrŏmantīa

gen. necrŏmantiae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
(), , , = νεκρομαντεια
an evoking of the dead; necromancy
an evoking of the dead to reveal the future, necromancy, Lact. 2, 16 init., Aug. Civ. Dei, 7, 35.—
that part of the Odyssey in which Ulysses descends into the infernal regions
Necromantea Homeri, that part of the Odyssey in which Ulysses descends into the infernal regions, Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 132.
Perseus ID: n30629 Key: necromantia