Greek Sacrifice - The Kill

Question 1

What would the chief sacrificer do with the knife before killing the animal?

Answer 1

Remove some of the animals hairs, throwing them into the fire

Question 2

If the sacrificial animal was large, how would they collect the blood?

Answer 2

By using a bowl

Question 3

What would happen if it was a smaller animal that was sacrificed?

Answer 3

It would be held above the altar

Question 4

What needed to happen?

Answer 4

The animals blood needed to be poured over the altar

Question 5

What would the women do at the end of ‘the kill’?

Answer 5

Let out a high-pitched scream to mark the animals passage from life to death