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young women - Greece - ATHENS, average dowry - between 5-20% of the…
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at the end of the procession, the wooden axle of the cart was burned - this represented the fact that th b rinse could no longer return to her previous home
the procession - torches led the way to ward off evil spirits, the men would sing wedding songs accompanied by musicians and the women would throw fruit and flowers at the couple (symbol of fertility). at the end of the procession, the bride would be. taken to the hearth (symbolic centre of the home) of her grooms house
kyrios - the male head of a greek household. he had resopnsibility over his wife, children and any unmarried female relatives
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Kyria - the wife of a kyrios, under the direct control of her husband