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Rituals and Priests, Priests and priestesses, Blood sacrifices, Libations,…
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Priests and priestesses
Someone who was devoted to serving a particular god or goddess. It was typical that priests would serve gods and priestesses serve godesses, a famous exception being the Pythia of Apollo
Duties
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Taking care of the sanctuaries, temples and treasuries
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Blood sacrifices
Preparation
Sprinkle victims' head with water (purification / represents nod of agreement with animal) and decorate the animal
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Handling the meat
Entrails are taken, burned on a spit and shared among worshippers
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Sometimes meat was taken home, but usually a communal meal was given (sanctuaries had dining rooms
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During the sacrifice, omens were taken from the burning of the god's portion and the condition of the entrails, which were read according to a manual
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Attic red-figure amphora
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Adornments were usually of garlands, wooden fillets, and ribbons on head and belly. Odyssey 3, Nestor uses gold
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Libations, votive offerings, and ritual burial
Libations
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Poured in public and private contexts; to mark the beginnings and endings of a day, banquet, or sacrifice
In most cases, libations were poured out of a wine jug into a libation bowl, and then onto the altar or the ground
Special libations of a larger scale were poured for the chthonic and nature deities (nymphs and muses), and the dead, often directly into grave vessels or the earth
Votive offerings
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They were kept in the sanctuary, and the more expensive ones would be recorded on an inventory list
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