key names myth and religion Flashcards
name of the rich person who funds city dionysia
archron
huge sacrifice which is the killing of a hundred oxen
hetacomb
huge party at city dionysia
komos
fake penises at the komos
phallus
jar of oil for great panathenaria
amphorae
athenas breastplate
aegis
hermes/mercuies staff
caducies
hill where rom set up rome/ place of lupercalia
paletine hill
first place a roman meeting was held
forum
name of the god of wolves and fertility
lupercus
disease dead bodies have
miasma
greek holiday for the dead
genesia- public event for the dead with vases at graves
two roman holidays for the dead
- partenturnailia was nine days of family affair in feb of grief and gifts as well as a one day public event
- lemuria- in may, it was romsway of apologising to rem, this again is private for families but was more for warding off spirits the lemurs
greek funeral procession
ekphora
greek event where the body was laid out
prosphesis- women tore hair and screamed and families viewed it
fire vulcan son fought by hercules
cacus
river god fought by hercules
achelous
hercules 8 task horse owner
diomedes
hercules mum
aclheme
hercules step dad
amphitryon