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levels of religious participation
household
women had the main role of priestesses in state cults or communal civic cults
young children could take part in a series of cults
basket bearer
carrying a basket of sacrifical elements at occassions such as the panathenaic procession
brauronia
girls would dress up as bears at the festival of artemis brauonia, which was essential before they married
grinder
girls ground the meal for the cakes that would be offered to Athena
arrephorus
a secret ritual associated with the temple of Athena polias. the two young girls were given baskets on their heads to take from the temple of Athena to the temple of Aphrodite
the head of the house (the father) acted as the priest and overseer, and would make offerings tp the 3 household gods everyday
zeus kteisos
protector of property and wealth
zeus herkeios
protector of the enclosure of the house
apollo agyeios
protected the house from outside the main door
the father had the most duties, such as tending to family tombs and giving offerings of garlands and libations of milk and honey once a year
the herm
the herm was a rectangular pillar with the head of Hermes and an erect phallus as a protective symbol for houses
the hearth
each household had a hearth dedicated to Hestia, goddess of the hearth
deme
athens was seperated into demes, and each one had its own set of religious festivals
the festivals consisted of sacrifices, worshipping gods, and worshipping heroes
rural demes would honour gods relevant to their livliehoods such as demeter
polis
paid for with state funds and organised by state officals
a purpose of worshipping gods but also bringing the polis together to celebrate civic pride
the panathenaia
the procession
the road walked on was the panathenaic way, and it was up to 10 metres wide
the procession made its way from the diplyon gate, through an ancient cemetery, through the agora and up to the acropolis
the procession grew so big over time that a special building was constructed
the procession was considered to be such a significant part of athenian religion that it was the inspiration for the frieze of the parthenon
the presentation of the peplos
the peplos was draped on the olive wood statue of Athena that stood in the erechtheion
the festival marked the birthday of Athena polias, and the focal point of the festival was the presentation of the peplos to Athena
maidens from aristocratic families wove it each year
a second, larger peplos was woven and used as a sail for the wooden ship that was rolled up to the acropolis
sacrfifices
the polis celebrated and honoured Athena with sacrifices such as cattle
the remaining meat was shared between the demes, and the sharing was a unifying experience
contests
musical and rhapsodic contests took place before the procession, and consisted of sung recitations of the Iliad and the odyssey
athletic contests were held, including events from Panhellenic games
panhellenic
delphi
pythian games
similar to events at other panhellenic games
founded in 6th century BC
featured competitions for arts and dance in tribute to apollo
olympia
olympic games
the games were a way to assert ones greek identity
most famous panhellenic games
founded in 776 BC