Rituals And Priests Flashcards
How could someone be given a priesthood?
Elected through assembly
Paid for
By lot
Derived from aristocratic families
What would stop someone from becoming a priest?
Hold full citizenship and free from deformities
Evidence that priesthood was a Prestige
Could be paid for Except from sacrifices Wore extravagant clothing Links to important government officials Part time Had access to the inside of temples
Evidence that priesthood was through religious devotion
Had to take care of the sanctuaries
Had to have skills related to the god
Collected funds for religious events
Prepared evidence for sacrifice
What animal was usually sacrificed for large offerings?
Heifer
Who received younger sacrifices?
Artemis and Aphrodite Ourania
How were sacrifices decorated?
Heads and bellies were covered in ribbons and garlands
The sacrificers wore white clothes and wreaths
What was the Pompe?
The procession element with young aristocratic woman carrying baskets and ephebes (young men)
Other forms of sacrifices
Burning a piglet whole
Oath sacrifices
Burying piglets (Thesmophoria)
