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Polytheistic
Uncommon before the late Helladic period
Worship
Sacrifices
1.Worshipers draped flower garlands over the animal
2.priests(esses) poured water over alter to purify it
3.Priests(esses) sprinkled barley grains on the animal to purify it
4.Used club to to stun the animal and then a knife to slit its throat
5.Drain blood into bowl
6.Sprinkle over alter or worshipers
7.Use axes to slaughter animal
8.Bones and organs where wrapped in fat then burned as offerings to the gods
9.Meat was cooked and eaten by worshipers
Dances
Offerings
Offered clay statures of worshipers or food
Real food
Worshiped just about anywhere
Buildings
Outdoors
Nature was very important
Caves
Not totally clear how it can about
Some continuity of Minoan Religion
Sacrifices
Offerings
Dances
Processions
Priest(ess)
Polytheisitc
Believed to have had the major gods in some earlier form
Zeus
Paean
Dionysus
Poseidon
Enyalies
Eileithyia
Hera
Hermaias (Hermes)
Lots of goddesses with the title "Potnia"
"Lady"
One goddess' name translates to "Lady of Athena"
Some similarities with Classical Religion
Offerings
Similar commodities and animals sacrified
Wine
Cattle
Sheep
Pig
Hard to find rites that are from Mycenaean, the Dark Ages, and Classical
Worship
Created the open-air alter
Created the temple with statues to the gods
Polytheistic
Just about everything had its own god
Anthropomorphic (gods looked like humans)
Immortal
Superior power
Motives were the same
Behavior was the same
Worship
A lot like the other religions
Hymns
Prayers
Sacrifices
Vows
Votive offerings
Religion lost popularity among the educated
After Alexander the Great ruler worship became more common
Demanded and received divine honors from Greeks
Descendants were granted divine honors voluntarily
Kings worshiped as gods in the cities they founded
Touched every aspect of life
No one ate, acted or fought without first making a sacrifice or offering to the gods
No one word for religion
Did not expect gods to provide salvation after death
Do expect gods to provide salvation after death
In order to succeed in anything you had to have the gods' will
Killing the cattle of the Sun God does not give you the god's favor
It does bring about your death though...
Thought to originate on Crete
Found statues of women who are believed to be dieties
and men and women worshiping
Named after King Minos
No set religion, people worshiped different gods
Diversity in religious practices
Processions (parades)
Priests(esses)
Ordinary people
Usually rulers or the rich
Ruler Worship
More political then religious
Mostly regarded as a way to show loyalty to the state
Do not expect rewards and favors
Did expect to get rewards and favors during life
No uniform religion