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Greek Religion Terminology Flashcards

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anthropomorphic

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with human characteristics

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amphora

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jar for holding oil

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pediment

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the triangle upper part of the temple front

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Athena Nike

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Athena of Victory

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Athena Polias

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Athena of the City

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“do ut des”

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“I give so that you might give”
reciprocity

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sacrifice

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the killing of animals then burning them

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libations

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liquid offerings, pouring drink to the gods

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prayers

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one to one communication with a god -request, praise, thanks

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votive offerings

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a dedication to a god

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hero cult

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cult to a hero, a mortal who has died

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Telesterion

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a large building used for initiation

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hierophant

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chief priest of the mysteries

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Eumolpidai

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the family that provided the hierophants

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hiera

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sacred objects of the Eleusis

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priestess of Demeter’s family

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Philadaid

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daiddouchos

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torch bearer

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daidouchos’s family

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Kerykes

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altar priest

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supervises the completion of the ritual

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mystes

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initiate

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kykeon

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potion of water, barley, oats, mint
drank by initiates

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epopteia

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the viewing of the sacred objects

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Iacchus

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god, led the initiates to Eleusis, they carried a statue of him

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Asclepius

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hero or god, of healing

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Epidauros
sanctuary to asclpeius
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incubation
time spent in the sanctuary to Asclepius, sleeping overnight
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Apollo Maleatas
Apollo the healer
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iamata
inscriptions detailing episodes of healing
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Hygeia
goddess of hygiene, daughter of Asclepius
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Amphiaraus
healing hero
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oracle
a person or service that provides advice or giuidance about the future or unknown things their power comes from the gods
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oikos
household
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kyrios
eldest male in the household
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Zeus Ktesios
protector of property and wealth two handled vase in storeroom draped in white woolen ribbon, filled with seeds, water and olive oil
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Zeus Herkeios
Zeus of the fence protected the enclosure of the house statue in courtyard often depicted w a snake
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Apollo Agyeios
protector of the house from outside represented by a small pillar, a statuette or a statue of Heracles
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Zeus Phratrios
Zeus of the family
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Apatouria
a festival welcoming a son into the family
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Amphidromia
a festival for newborn babies to mark official entry into the oikos
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symposia
male drinking parties
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the hearth
a fire, dedicated to Hestia
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ceremony to welcome new brides, new slaves etc.
walking around the fire showered by dry fruit and nuts
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herm
rectangular pillar with head of Hermes on top and male genitalia on the pillar, protective symbol outside houses and markers on roads
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andron
male room
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gynaikeion
women's and children's quarters
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Brauronia
festival for Artemis Brauronia, in which selected young girls dressed up and lived as bears
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Arrephoroi
two maidens who carry baskets (not knowing what they contian) during the [] festival
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grinder
name for girls who ground the meal for Athena's altar cakes
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Foundress Bear
girl who took part in the Brauronia
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Basket bearer
carried baskets carrying sacrificial implements during processions (probably)
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loutrides, plyntredies
washing girls who ritually washed the statue of Athena (olive wood)
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Thesmophoria
civic only citizen-wives festival to honour Demeter and Kore and ensure divine protection for the land
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Skira
civic female only festival honouring Demeter and Kore
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Eleusinian mysteries
festival, people can gain a better afterlife, secret process
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Adonia
a festival to mourn the dead lover of Aphrodite, Adonis. all women could take part
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deme
village/ district
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polis
city-state
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Prytaneion
a state dining room in the athenian agora which held the hearth
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panhellenic games
games which people from all over greece could participate in. pythian, nemean, isthmian, olympic
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archon basileus
chief archon
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eponymous archon
year is named after them, aurhotiy over civic festivals
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war archon/polemarch
in charge of cult related military affairs
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epimelitai
overseers of particular festivals, originally they paid for processions but later the state did it
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the demos
the people of the state
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Pythia
the oracle at Delphi
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miasma
impiety or pollution
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stoa
large outside building which people could stand in
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panathenaia
annual athenian festival honouring athena
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Greater Panathenaia
grand festival to athenia, athenian festival, held every four years
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pompe at the Gr. Pan
the procession
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peplos
garment worn by women, presented to the statue of athena at the Gr. Pan
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caryatid
women shaped pillars
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Erechtheion
temple on the acropolis,
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Plynteria
cleaning festival in honour of athena and aglauros statue was cleaned
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doric freize
freize split into metopes and triglyphs, not continous
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ionic freize
continuous freize
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Amphictyonic league
league of Greek states
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Delphi
sanctuary to Apollo in Greece, site of the Delphic oracle
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treasury
place where states can store their votive offerings

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