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(τελετή/teletḗ, pl. teletaí, < *tḷ₁-et₂ from teléō/télos < *tel-₁ , 'to bring' [10. 232] in contrast to the common two-fold derivation of *k^wel- and *tel-₂ ; as a Greek foreign word in Lat. teleta, Apul. Met. 11,22 et alibi on the cult of Isis). In the religious realm, the term could refer to various types of events (cf. Hsch. s. v. τ.: festivals, sacrifices, mysteries), originally to religious acts in general (e.g. Batr. 303 [11. 97]; Aristoph. Pax 413). It is therefore used in connection with various Greek festivals (in general: Aristoph. Pax 418; Choes: Eur. Iph.…