Year-End Festivals of the Athenian Acropolis Anita
... the two gods. Yet before the people of Athens could begin trying to promote harmony between two gods, they first had to make sure that they themselves were in harmony with their goddess. This solidifying of bonds between Athene and her city was the focus of the first of the festivals, the Arrephoria ...
... the two gods. Yet before the people of Athens could begin trying to promote harmony between two gods, they first had to make sure that they themselves were in harmony with their goddess. This solidifying of bonds between Athene and her city was the focus of the first of the festivals, the Arrephoria ...
Smagh Honors Thesis
... their “social death.” They were seen and used by society as chattel, dehumanized and cut off from any aspect of individual identity. Simultaneously however, slaves could have religious experiences in the same way as free people. This paradoxical tension of being an object versus being a human being ...
... their “social death.” They were seen and used by society as chattel, dehumanized and cut off from any aspect of individual identity. Simultaneously however, slaves could have religious experiences in the same way as free people. This paradoxical tension of being an object versus being a human being ...
Apollo`s Oracle at Delphi - Mrs. Sontag
... Once upon a time, a long time ago, there lived a king named Minos. King Minos lived on a lovely island called Crete. King Minos had a powerful navy, a beautiful daughter, and a really big palace. Still, now and then, King Minos grew bored. Whenever King Minos was bored, he took his navy and attacked ...
... Once upon a time, a long time ago, there lived a king named Minos. King Minos lived on a lovely island called Crete. King Minos had a powerful navy, a beautiful daughter, and a really big palace. Still, now and then, King Minos grew bored. Whenever King Minos was bored, he took his navy and attacked ...
Lecture 15 - Missouri State University
... called pederasty, which is the love of little boys. Huh. Yeah. Now, allow me, if you will for a second, to debunk a couple of lies. Number one, the ancient Greeks were not all gay. They couldn’t be. How would we get modern Greeks? Also, the ancient Greeks didn’t encourage bisexuality, necessarily. T ...
... called pederasty, which is the love of little boys. Huh. Yeah. Now, allow me, if you will for a second, to debunk a couple of lies. Number one, the ancient Greeks were not all gay. They couldn’t be. How would we get modern Greeks? Also, the ancient Greeks didn’t encourage bisexuality, necessarily. T ...
THE CALENDAR OF THE YEAR 304/3 B.C. IN ATHENS
... Matthaiou states that this shows "clearlythat an intercalarymonth is to be understoodhere; the year 304/3 is, accordingly,an intercalaryone."He makes no attemptto re-evaluatethe other evidencein order to contrivethat this may be so, but in his fuller Greek commentary he notes that Hekatombaion, Meta ...
... Matthaiou states that this shows "clearlythat an intercalarymonth is to be understoodhere; the year 304/3 is, accordingly,an intercalaryone."He makes no attemptto re-evaluatethe other evidencein order to contrivethat this may be so, but in his fuller Greek commentary he notes that Hekatombaion, Meta ...
Bronwen WICKKISER Plague, Politics, and the Peloponnesian War
... summit, was integrated by default of its location into the syntax of newly reorganized sacred space—space which broadcast Athenian imperialism via, e.g., the publication of tribute quota lists. Moreover, placement of Asklepios next to the theater of Dionysus and synchronization of the Asklepieia (a ...
... summit, was integrated by default of its location into the syntax of newly reorganized sacred space—space which broadcast Athenian imperialism via, e.g., the publication of tribute quota lists. Moreover, placement of Asklepios next to the theater of Dionysus and synchronization of the Asklepieia (a ...
asclepieion
... early on as Homer’s writings. His status was elevated to that of divine healer in the 5th century BC, at a time when medicine was being developed and practised by professional doctors who regarded Asclepios as their patron. His earliest sanctuary is thought to have been situated at Trikke, in Thessa ...
... early on as Homer’s writings. His status was elevated to that of divine healer in the 5th century BC, at a time when medicine was being developed and practised by professional doctors who regarded Asclepios as their patron. His earliest sanctuary is thought to have been situated at Trikke, in Thessa ...
Eleusinian Mysteries
The Eleusinian Mysteries (Greek: Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια) were initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at Eleusis in ancient Greece. They are the ""most famous of the secret religious rites of ancient Greece"". It is thought that their basis was an old agrarian cult which probably goes back to the Mycenean period (c. 1600 – 1100 BC) and it is believed that the cult of Demeter was established in 1500 BC. The mysteries represented the myth of the abduction of Persephone from her mother Demeter by the king of the underworld Hades, in a cycle with three phases, the ""descent"" (loss), the ""search"" and the ""ascent"", with the main theme the ""ascent"" of Persephone and the reunion with her mother. It was a major festival during the Hellenic era, and later spread to Rome. The name of the town, Eleusís, seems to be Pre-Greek and it is probably a counterpart with Elysium and the goddess Eileithyia.The rites, ceremonies, and beliefs were kept secret and consistently preserved from antiquity. The initiated believed that they would have a reward in the afterlife. There are many paintings and pieces of pottery that depict various aspects of the Mysteries. Since the Mysteries involved visions and conjuring of an afterlife, some scholars believe that the power and longevity of the Eleusinian Mysteries came from psychedelic drugs.