Women in Greek Religion
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- Created on: 09-02-22 12:30
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- Women in Greek Religion
- Public
- Priestesses
- Kylix consultation with the Pythia
- political importance
- open to bribery eg Spartans
- political importance
- Panathenaic priestesses
- Ergastinai - actual weavers
- Arrephoroi - young noble girls who set up the sacred loom
- priestess of Athene Polias - was an inherited role by a single family Eteoboutadae
- high profile
- Deme level
- Erchia sacrificial calendar
- priestesses also received perks like normal priests
- Erchia sacrificial calendar
- Kylix consultation with the Pythia
- Sacrifices
- Decorating victims
- basket carriers
- Water carriers
- Festivals
- women-only festivals
- Thesmophoria
- Brauronia
- took part in polis processions
- Panathenaic Procession
- On Parthenon Frieze
- Panathenaic Procession
- women-only festivals
- Priestesses
- Private (Household)
- caring for the dead
- funeral preparations
- Libations
- when male family members went to war
- caring for the dead
- Private (Personal)
- Eleusinian Mysteries
- Ninnion tablet
- evidence for women participating
- Ninnion (woman) has paid for and dedicated that votive
- Eleusinian Festival
- Ninnion tablet
- Healing Cults
- Tyche's anatomical votive
- votive
- evidence of choice and access to the healing cults
- Tyche's anatomical votive
- Eleusinian Mysteries
- Excluded from:
- Olympics (except the priestess of Demeter)
- but: Heraia - female games at Olympia
- Panathenaic Games
- Olympics (except the priestess of Demeter)
- Public
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