Death and Burial(Greece) Flashcards

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What were the key stages of a Greek burial

A

-Preparation of the body
-Funerary procession
-Burial of the body

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What were the Greeks views on death and burial

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It was very important, everyone should be treated with respect and deserved a proper burial

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What did they do to the body in the preparation stage

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-Deceased persons eyes and mouth were closed
-The body was washed, perfumed and wrapped in a long white shroud

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What was placed in the body’s mouth and why

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A coin was placed in their mouth to pay the ferryman Charon

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What happened to the body after the preparations and how long did it last for

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The prothesis(laying out) lasted two days, bowl placed outside house

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Why was a bowl placed outside the house

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To remove pollution

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What would women do to grieve

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They would lament; cut their hair, dress in black, sceam

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What was the funerary procession called and when did it start

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The ekphora took place before dawn on the third day

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What would the deceased be carried in

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Depending on wealth, they would be carried by wagon or pallbearers

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Who did the ekphora include

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Family and an aulous(flute) player

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Where was the final resting place for the body

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Outside the city

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Why was the body placed outside the city

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-Remove chance of religious pollution
-Reduced spread of disease

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Where was the main burial place in Athens

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Kerameikos, outside northwest walls

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14
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What two ways was the corpse treated

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Buried or cremated

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What would the family do to assist their journey to the underworld

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Add burial gifts to the stele/tomb

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15
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What happened if the body was cremated

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A pyre would be build and the deceased laid on top

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What is a stele

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Steel slabs used as tombstones

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Q

What was a stele’s purpose

A

Monument for the dead for remembrance

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Q

What happened once deceased had been buried

A

A sacrifice took place

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Q

Who was the sacrifice to after a burial

A

Hades and Persophone

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How long was the period of mourning

21
Q

Why were festivals for the dead celebrated

A

So their memory is maintainted

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Q

What would happen if a grave was damaged

A

The memory of the person is damaged

23
Q

Name 2 festivals for the dead

A

Anthesteria and Genesia

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When did the anthesteria take place and how long did it last (EXRTRA INFO)
January, lasted 3 days
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What did the anthesteria celebrate (EXTRA INFO)
Maturing of wine
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Who was the anthesteria dedicated to (EXTRA INFO)
Dionysus
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What did the Greeks believe happen on the first day of the anthesteria (EXTRA INFO)
The dead rose from the dead and roamed the earth
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What did the Greeks do on the second day of the anthesteria (EXTRA INFO)
Families would pour libations on graves to their ancestors
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What did the Greeks do on the last day of the anthesteria (EXTRA INFO)
Families would make offering to Hermes
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What were the Greeks not allowed to do on the last day of the anthesteria (EXTRA INFO)
Not allowed to eat the food given to the dead
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When did the genesia take place
In September
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What would the Athenians do in the genesia
Decorate graves of the deceased with ribbons, and offer food
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What is lamenting
A passionate expression of grief of the sorrow