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Many cultures around the world have long held that unrelated people can be bound to each other as kin through a ceremony in which their blood is mingled. The Scythians mixed participants’ blood with wine and drank it from a shared cup, while the Lydians licked the blood from each other’s nicked forearms. Blood brother ceremonies persist even today, though they have fallen out of favor due to the risk of disease. In Greece, what tradition establishes blood brotherhood without any actual blood? Discuss
Source: The Free Dictionary