Religion And Society Flashcards
What are the four levels of worship?
Household
Deme
Polis
Panhellenic
What is a patera?
Sacrificial offering dish
Who performed the majority of the rites associated with the household?
Men
What would women do in the household when rites were performed?
Cry/Lament
What would a woman do in the household after a death?
Tended to the body and funeral rights
How else could woman participate in religion?
Priestesses for state cults
Communal civic cults (upper classes)
Name a woman only festival
Thesmophoria (Demeter and Persephone)
Name the three household gods
Zeus Herkeios
Zeus Ktesios
Apollo Agyeios
What was Zeus Kerkeios?
Zeus of the fence/courtyard -citizenship
What was Zeus Ktesios?
Protected of property and wealth- normally represented by a two handled vase
What was Apollo Agyeios?
Protected the outside of the house
What was celebrated by the Hearth?
Dedicated to Hestia- new members of the family and slaves were walked around the hearth
What does a Herm represent?
Symbol of good luck and protection
How many demes were there in Attica?
139
What are we told about the deme of Erchia?
Due to the sacred calendar- 25 sacrifices a year and sacrificed 59 animals
Three examples of Apollo’s worshiped in Erchia
Apotropaios- averter of evil
Lykeios- Wolves
Paion- healer
An example of a polis festival
Panathenaia
Where did the procession begin and end?
Dipylon Gate- Kerameikos cemetery- propylaia
Two prophecies given to city states (Herodotus)
Athenians Vs Xerxes
Leonidas Vs Xerxes
Three examples of miasma
Hubris towards the gods
Murder
Being physically dirty
How could someone be cleansed of miasma - give one specific answer
Castalian spring at Delphi
What are some accounts given by Plato on blood oaths
If a family member was killed the children of the murdered could execute the murderer
