▁to ▁as ▁the ▁ph arm ak os , ▁k ath arma ▁or ▁per ips ima . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁dich ot omy , ▁however , ▁in ▁the ▁individuals ▁used ▁as ▁sc ap ego ats ▁in ▁myth ical ▁tales ▁and ▁the ▁ones ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁actual ▁rit uals . ▁In ▁myth ical ▁tales , ▁it ▁was ▁str essed ▁that ▁someone ▁of ▁high ▁importance ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁sacrific ed ▁if ▁the ▁whole ▁society ▁were ▁to ▁benefit ▁from ▁the ▁a version ▁of ▁cat ast rop he ▁( us ually ▁a ▁king ▁or ▁the ▁king ' s ▁children ). ▁However , ▁since ▁no ▁king ▁or ▁person ▁of ▁importance ▁would ▁be ▁willing ▁to ▁sacrifice ▁himself ▁or ▁his ▁children , ▁the ▁sc ap ego at ▁in ▁actual ▁rit uals ▁would ▁be ▁someone ▁of ▁lower ▁society ▁who ▁would ▁be ▁given ▁value ▁through ▁special ▁treatment ▁such ▁as ▁fine ▁clothes ▁and ▁d ining ▁before ▁the ▁sacrific ial ▁ceremony . ▁ ▁Sac r ific ial ▁cer emon ies ▁varied ▁across ▁Greece ▁depending ▁on ▁the ▁festival ▁and ▁type ▁of ▁cat ast rop he . ▁In ▁Ab der a , ▁for ▁example , ▁a ▁poor ▁man ▁was ▁fe asted ▁and ▁led ▁around ▁the ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁once ▁before ▁being ▁ch ased ▁out ▁with ▁stones . ▁In ▁Mass ilia , ▁a ▁poor ▁man ▁was ▁fe asted ▁for ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁then ▁cast ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁stop ▁a ▁pl ague . ▁The ▁sch olia ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁ph arm ak os ▁being ▁killed , ▁but ▁many ▁sch ol ars ▁reject ▁this