in antiquity, a solemn feast celebrated by the Athenians in honour of Bacchus. It lasted four days: the first day, those of the same tribe made merry together; and this they called sopria. The second day, which they called sopropria, they sacrificed to Jupiter and Minerva. The third day, which they called sopropria, such of their young men and maids as were of age were admitted into their tribes. The fourth day they called sopropria.

APALIA, in antiquity, the third day of a marriage solemnity. It was thus called, because the bride, returning to her father's house, did not come to the lodge apart from the bridegroom. Some will have the apalia to have been the second day of the marriage, viz. that whereon the chief ceremony was performed; thus called by way of contradiction from the first day, which was called sopria. On the day called sopria (whenever that was), the bride presented her bridegroom with a garment called sopria.