Greek Religion

Hofmann (Relationship)

Ergot in the Elusinian kykeon evoked a deep sense of sorrow and melancholy, thereby allowing participants to sympathise with Demeter

Graham (Relationship)

Votive offerings encouraged the gods to act

Redfield (Nature)

Gods are a source of comedy

Alan (Nature)

Gods are not portrayed as being amoral

Griffin (Nature)

Gods are impressive and deserving of worship

Zaidman (Festivals)

Festivals are inseparable from Greek civic life

Sourvinou-Inwood (Personal)

Majority of worship was ritualistic not spiritual, however it was not solely a group religion

Kindt (Personal)

Types of worship was a spectrum of private and public

Dillon (Gender)

Priests for gods, priestesses for goddesses, though there were certain exceptions

McClure (Gender)

Men and women worshipped different gods

Burkert (Sacrifice)

Killing creates community

Dettiene and Vernant (Sacrifice)

Feeding the community

Naiden (Sacrifice)

Builds the relationship between the mortals and gods

Bell (Sacrifice)

Rituals defined social power and relations e.g women's lack of presence

Tor (Philosophy)

Xenophanes rejects traditional theological beliefs and replaces them with his own

Herrman (Philosophy)

Socrates' beliefs questioned traditional beliefs

Kelly (Sanctuaries)

They performed religious and political purposes

Scott (Sanctuaries)

- Delphi was a unifying space

- Decor/ offerings - the bigger, the bolder, the better

- Sanctuaries would be packed and super busy

Velentza (Acropolis)

Friezes justified Athenian warfare

Hadingham (Acropolis)

Parthenon expressed Athens's burgeoning democracy