Thesmophoria Flashcards
1
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Day 1
A
Register, pay fee, get piglet, assigned guide/mystagogos
2
Q
Day 2
A
Go to ocean, purify in salt water, piglet sacrifice (not eaten)
3
Q
Day 3
A
Public sacrifice
4
Q
Day 4
A
Indoor contemplation
5
Q
Day 5
A
Iacchos Procession to Eleusis; 21km walk
Wearing/carrying myrtle
Cross the Agora, out sacred gate, past various shrines, accross the Rheitoi bridge, Gephyrismos bridge (obscenities) to sanctuary at night
Pannychis
6
Q
Day 6
A
Fast, offering of grain, break fast with kykeion drink
Mimesis/reenaction of Hymn
Revalation of sacred objects
7
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Day 7
A
Fill ritual vessels with water. Spread East to West
Dedicate clothing and leave
