An alternate plural form of canephor; multiple basket-bearers in ancient ceremonies, using a Greek nominative plural form.
From Greek 'kanephos' (basket) plus 'phoros' (bearer), with '-oe' as an alternate representation of the Greek '-oi' plural ending.
Every spelling variant of this plural—'canephori,' 'canephorae,' 'canephoroe'—represents a different scholar's decision about which ancient Greek grammar rule to follow, creating fossil records of classical translation choices.
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