Greek Religion Booklet 3 Flashcards

1
Q

What is the oikos?

A

The household and all its members- the group that would participate in household religion

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2
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Who did religious authority lay with in the household?

A

The eldest male figure- the kyrios

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3
Q

Who were the three household gods?

A

Zeus Ktesios, Zeus Herkeios, Apollo Agyeios

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4
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What was Zeus Ktesios responsible for?

A

Protector of property and wealth

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5
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What was Zeus Herkeios responsible for?

A

Protecting the enclosure of the house

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6
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What was Apollo Agyeios responsible for?

A

Protection the house from outside the main door

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7
Q

What were the 2 key religious areas in a home?

A

The hearth and the herm

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8
Q

What did funerary rites consist of?

A

Laying out the corpse, procession with the corpse, cremation, funerary sacrifices, bones placed in grave or tomb

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9
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What were the roles of women in funerary rites?

A

Wash and dress the body, lament, defile themselves with ash and cutting hair (men do this too)

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10
Q

What were the religious roles for young girls in Athens?

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Basket bearers, grinder (of meal for sacrificial cakes to Athena), foundress bear (required before marriage), washers of Athena statue

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11
Q

Which festivals in Athens involved women?

A

Thesmophoria, Skira, Eleusinian Mysteries, Adonia

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12
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What was the Thesmophoria?

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A woman only festival to Demeter and Kore- had secret rites, important- law courts suspended and prisoners released during festival

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13
Q

Who wrote Women at the Thesmophoria?

A

Aristophanes

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14
Q

How many unique deities and local heroes were worshipped at Erchia?

A

43

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15
Q

What is Erchia?

A

A deme

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