st ew ing ", ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁sacred ▁offer ings ▁given ▁during ▁this ▁time , ▁and ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Greek ▁words ▁ π ύ α ν ος ▁- ▁p yan os ▁" bean " ▁and ▁ <0xE1> <0xBC> <0x95> ψ ε ι ν ▁- ▁he p sein ▁" to ▁bo il " ▁( the ▁root ▁of ▁the ▁verb ▁vari ates ▁between ▁ ὀ π - ▁- ▁op - ▁and ▁ <0xE1> <0xBC> <0x91> π - ▁- ▁he p - ; ▁c f . ▁ <0xE1> <0xBD> <0x84> π τ η σ ι ς ▁- ▁opt esis ▁" b aking "). ▁ ▁A ▁h odge - pod ge ▁of ▁pul se ▁was ▁prepared ▁into ▁a ▁ste w ▁and ▁offered ▁to ▁Apol lo ▁( in ▁his ▁capacity ▁as ▁sun ▁god ▁and ▁rip ener ▁of ▁f ruits ) ▁and ▁the ▁H ora e , ▁as ▁the ▁first - f ruits ▁of ▁the ▁aut umn ▁har vest . ▁ ▁Another ▁offering ▁on ▁this ▁occasion ▁was ▁the ▁e ires ione ▁- ▁ ε ἰ ρ ε σ ι ώ ν η ▁( also ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁e ires in ). ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁o live ▁or ▁la ure l , ▁bound ▁with ▁pur ple ▁or ▁white ▁w ool , ▁round ▁which ▁were ▁hung ▁various ▁f ruits ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁past ries , ▁and ▁small ▁j ars ▁of ▁h oney , ▁oil ▁and ▁wine . ▁It ▁was ▁intended ▁as ▁a ▁thank - of fer ing ▁for ▁bless ings ▁received , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same