Personal experience with the divine Flashcards
Pandarus the Thessalian had marks on his forehead
He slept in the sanctuary - in a dream the for bound his marks with a bandage and ordered him to leave the Abaton - when he took off his bandage, his forehead was free of marks
Echedorus took the scars of Pandarus in addition to those he had
Echedorus had taken money from Pandarus to make a dedication to the god at Epidaurus. when the god visited him in his sleep he denied taking the money. after this the god bound Pandarus’ bandage round Echedorus. When he left the Abaton he took off the bandage and saw he had received Pandarus’ marks in addition to his own scars
A man whose toe was healed by a snake
Man had a wounded toe. When he slept a snake came out from the Abaton and cured his toe with his tongue. When the man woke up he was cured and said he had seen a dream in which a handsome young man seemed to put a drug on his toe
will it be better for Agelochos if he sets out to be a farmer?
questions regarding work life would be asked - shows how people would consult gods regarding day to day decisions - quite personal
what will happen to me if I leave?/ shall i make it happen
slave questioning whether they should leave - raises questions about whether the gods could be asked to sanction illegal actions
Archonidas asks the god whether I should sail to Sicily
anxieties surrounding travel in the ancient time
about Mydra… will there be children?
anxieties surrounding childbirth - risky high infant mortality
she asks by sacrificing and praying to which of the gods would she do better and be released from this disease
anxieties surrounding health and disease would be frequently questioned
