Highlight- Ancient Greeks Flashcards
Who were responsible for cremation as we know it?
Ancient Greeks
Why did Ancient Greeks fear death?
It was seen as evil or bad.
Who was the cult god?
Dionysius
Where would the soul go and who would judge it?
Elysian Fields and Dionysius
City of the dead
Necropolis
Self-inflicted cremation
Suttee
Shaft
stelae
Square-cut tombs
Trapazae
Columns
Kiones
Temple-like structures
Naidia
When were funeral feasts originated and what happened during that time
During Ancient Greeks time and people would fast from time of death and then eat again after burial
Separation of the soul from the body and its ascent into an eternal and immortal after
Greek conception of the afterlife
Customary to give the dead a
fitting burial
against the law to neglect the dead resulted in
disqualification from office
obol means and where was it placed
coin and placed into the dead mans mouth; without the coin, unlucky shade was doomed to wander 100 years along the shores
Who prepared the body for burial?
the family
who performed the washing of the body with warm water because it was thought that those only “apparently dead” would be revived in the process
the female nok
who laid out and dressed the corpse which was a sacred duty
entrusted in female relatives
Body was anointed with oils, perfumes and spices, in keeping with the belief of the shadowy afterlife of the disembodied soul but no attempt at
embalming
3 kinds of robes could be used during dressing
- covering of the funeral bed
- garment the deceased wore
- the outer covering
Who is cerberus
3 headed guardian of the entrance to hades
What color did the deceased wear?
white
what color did the muring wear?
dark subdued colors
how long did the decease lay out?
1 day
What was the meaning behind friends and family viewing the deceased?
it was a practice that partly served to guarantee death had actually occurred and the corpse might not have suffered violence.
what started in Greece around 1000b.c
cremation of the dead
What was the belief in the power of the Flame for cremation
to set the soul free
What kind of coffins were used during early greek history
wood, stone and baked clay
4 major groups of tombs
- Stelae
- Kiones
- Trapezae
- Naidia
