Death and Burial
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- Q1What was the prosthesislaying out of the bodythe funeral processionthe burning of the body30s
- Q2During the prosthesis what was left outside the houseflowersbonehoneybowl of water30s
- Q3What was the ekphoramourningfuneral processionburial30s
- Q4What music would accompany the procession?kitharaan auloscymbolsdrum30s
- Q5Where was the main burial area in Athensagorakerameikosaeropagusacropolis30s
- Q6What is a stele?urn to plave the ashes instone slab used as a tombstoneStatue of the deadstone coffin30s
- Q7What would happen after the burial?a processionsinging and dancinga partyA sacrifice30s
- Q8What month did the Anthesteria take place in ?MarchFebruaryAprilMay30s
- Q9How many days did the Anthesteria last?136430s
- Q10Which god was the Anthesteria in honour of?DionysusDemeterHadesZeus30s
- Q11What did the Anthesteria celebrate in January?winterThe new yearThe maturing of wine30s
- Q12What happened on the first day?dead rose form the underworldThe dead were sent back to the underworldAthletic competitions30s
- Q13What happened on the second day of the Anthesteria?great sacrificeathletic competitions.drinking contests and libations30s
- Q14When did the Genesia take place?JanuaryJulySeptember30s
- Q15What did they put on the graves in the Genesia?ribbonspaintwine30s