These spirits watch over a family, clan or community, and, if the rules for their propitiation are followed correctly, provide for the fertility, health, and prosperity of the owners.
en.wikipedia.org They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities.
en.wikipedia.org The choai, or libation, and the haimacouria, or blood propitiation were two types of offerings.
en.wikipedia.org During the propitiation, symbolic gifts of pearls, diamonds and gold coins were ceremoniously dropped into the sea.
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