PERSONAL RELIGION Flashcards
what was a mystes
cult initiate
whats trhe origin of the eleusinian mysteries
homeric hymn to demeter
what is epopteia
revelations of the secret
conditions of the EM
anyone who spoke greek, no people who committed serious crimes,could pay a contribution
lesser mysteries vs greater mysteries
lesser= spring, prep event not much known
greater= 9 days in autumn, procession from athens to eleusis and initiation
detailed scheduele of the greater mysteries DAY 1
members and mystes assembled in agora , archos basileus read proclaimation
DAY 2-4 greater mysteries
marched to the seaside with animals to bathe and be pure, rested and did sacrfices
DAY 5 greater mysteries
assembled agin in the agora and processed 15 miles to eleusis, sacred dances, libations, young mocked the old, flutes, singing
DAY 6-7
drank Kykeon (hallucinogenic drink)
DAY 8-9 greater mysteries
initiates walked in the dark with torches in the sanctuary, to simulate death and demeters suffering, then epopteia
what is kykeon, iacchus, epoptiea
halloucinogenic drink, god of initiates, revealing of secret
who is asclepius
son of apollo, physician worshipped by healing
where are the two most famous asclepions
Epidaurus and Cos
what were votive offerings
jewellery or carvings that were bubried for the gods
wherre did visitors to asclepions sleep to incubate and what was the point of this
the stoa of the sanctuary, the dreams would reveal how they could be cured
