Plutarch, Artaxerxes 3
Into this sanctuary the candidate for initiation must pass, and after laying aside his own proper robe, must put on that which Cyrus the Elder used to wear before he became king then he must eat of a cake of figs (σύκων παλάθης), chew some turpentine-wood, and drink a cup of sour milk.
Into this sanctuary the candidate for initiation must pass, and after laying aside his own proper robe, must put on that which Cyrus the Elder used to wear before he became king then he must eat of a cake of figs (σύκων παλάθης), chew some turpentine-wood, and drink a cup of sour milk.
Isaiah 38:21
For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs (παλάθην ἐκ σύκων, דבלת תאנים) and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.
For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of figs (παλάθην ἐκ σύκων, דבלת תאנים) and lay it for a plaister upon the boil, and he shall recover.