Pausanias Description of Greece 7.18.12

[12] The festival begins with a most splendid procession in honor of Artemis, and the maiden officiating as priestess rides last in the procession upon a car yoked to deer. It is, however, not till the next day that the sacrifice is offered, and the festival is not only a state function but also quite a popular general holiday. For the people throw alive upon the altar edible birds and every kind of victim as well; there are wild boars, deer and gazelles; some bring wolf-cubs or bear-cubs, others the full-grown beasts. They also place upon the altar fruit of cultivated trees.

[12] The first thing that happens is the processing-of-a-procession [ pompēn pompeuein]—a most magnificent [ megaloprepestatē] procession—for Artemis, and the girl [ parthénos] who officiates-as-priestess [ hierâsthai], coming up last in [the sequence of] the procession [ pompē], rides [ okheîtai] in a chariot [ harma] yoked to deer. It is, however, not till the next day—yes, this is the day—when they do [ drân] the [special] things that they have-the-custom [ nomizein] of doing for the sacrifice [ thusiā]—both the city [ polis], by-way-of-its-public-support [ dēmosiāi], and no less so the people, each-one-of-them-as-private-individuals [ idiōtai], being-ambitiously-aware-of-the-honor [ philotīmōs ekhein] with regard to the festival [ heortē]. Here is what I mean. The people throw alive upon the altar [ bōmos] edible birds and all kinds of sacrificial-animals [ hiereîa] as well; there are wild boars, deer, and gazelles; some even bring wolf-cubs or bear-cubs, others bring the full-grown beasts. They also place upon the altar [ bōmos] fruit [ karpos] of cultivated trees.