in early times, but as the ritual became more fixed and statutory, and the concentration of sacrifice into a single sanctuary (particularly after Josiah's reform) made sacrifices quite distinct from simply killing animals for food, whole offerings gradually rose to great prominence. See also Anthrozoology Fire worship Hecatomb Jingxiang Libation Oblation Tophet Notes References Jane Harrison, Prolegomena to the study of Greek Religion Princeton University Press, 1991; Brill's New Pauly : encyclopaedia of the ancient world, 2002- : Vol XII, Prol-Sar, Rebecca I. Denova, Greek and Roman Religions Newark: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2019 Fire in religion Greek animal sacrifice Jewish animal sacrifice Hecate