Personal Experience Of The Divine Flashcards
Who were the gods involved in thr Eleusinian mysteries?
Demeter, Kore (Persephone), Pluton (Hades)
What does Hierophant mean?
Only ones who could go near the sacred objects
What does Eumolpia mean?
The priestly clan of Eleusis
What does Anaktoron mean?
Palace/Kings palace; a rectangular stone structure in the centre of the telesterion that housed the sacred objects
What does Hiera mean?
The unknown sacred objects
What does Mystae/mysts mean?
Initiates of the Eleusinian mysteries
What does Mystagogue mean?
Someone who was already initiated into the Eleusinian mysteries
What does Archon Basileus mean?
King of religion in Athens
What does Epoteia mean?
The revelation of the secret at the end of the Elusinian mysteries
What does Ceryce mean?
The heralds from Eleusis
What does Hera Hodos mean?
The sacred way
What does dodauchas mean?
The torch bearer in the Eleusinian mysteries
What was the telesterion?
The great hall of initiation at the Eleusinian sanctuary
Who could be initiated into the Eleusinian mysteries?
Anyone could be initiated, so long as they hadn’t committed a crime
How long did the initiated status last?
For life
How long did the sacred truce last to allow for mysts to travel for the mysteries?
55 days
What happened on day 1 of the mysteries?
30,000 mysts and mystagogues travel to Athens to be instructed my thr Archōn Basileus
What happens on day 2 of initiation into the mysteries?
Procession to South Coast for purifying bathe with sacrificial animals (pigs)
How many days of rest follow day 2 of the initiation into the mysteries?
3 days of rest
What happens on day 6 of initiation into the mysteries?
Varefoot procession to Eleusis along the Hiera Hodos while wearing myrtle wreaths
What happens on day 7/8 of initiation into the mysteries?
The initiation takes place where kykeon is drunk by the initiates
What is kykeon?
A special brew made from barley and pennyroyal, said to have psychotropic effects
What did the mysts see in the Epopteia?
The return of Kore to Demeter and a ghostly form of Kore carrying her child
What are the two main sanctuaries for the healing culture of Asclepius?
Epidarus and Kos
What is the difference between Epidarus and Kos?
Epidarus was a lanhellenic site, whereas Kos was a medical school
What did a typical visit to one of the sanctuary sites of the healing culture of Asclepius include?
Predatory bathing, sacrifices, and incubation
What is incubation?
Sleeping for medical healing
How were people cured at one of the sanctuary sits of the healing culture of Asclepius?
In their sleep, through surgery, through medicine, through diet and exercise
What is the oldest oracle in ancient Greece?
The oracle at Dodona
Who was originally worshipped at the oracle at Dodona, and who was this replaced by?
Originally, Gaia was worshipped at the site first, then Zeus was introduced and replaced this
How did people receive responses from the Oracle at Dodona?
They came from the rustling of leaves on the sacred oak or from the doves in the tree
What we’re the main concerns that people consulted the oracle at Dodona about?
Which God they should pray to, their careers, their family, and if travel was wise
