Ancient Greek Religion.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (239 pages)
- New York Academy of Sciences Series ; v.15 .
- New York Academy of Sciences Series .
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- List of color plates -- List of figures -- List of maps -- Preface -- Abbreviations -- I An Overview: Greek Sanctuaries and Worship -- Location -- The Altar -- The Temenos -- Priests and Priestesses -- Sacred Days -- Dedications -- Statue and Temple -- Worship -- II Greek Gods, Heroes, and Polytheism -- The Gods -- Ouranic and Chthonic Deities -- Heroes and Heroines -- Gods and Heroes in Combinations -- Gods and Heroes as a Unified Collective -- A Human in a Polytheistic World -- III Seven Greek Cult Myths -- 1. Athena, Poseidon, and Athens -- 2. Erechtheus, Athena, and Athenian Autochthony -- 3. Erechtheus, Poseidon, and Athena -- 4. Dionysus, Icarius, and Erigone -- 5. Artemis Brauronia and the Bears -- 6. Zeus Polieus, the Bouphonia, and the Ox -- 7. Zeus, Prometheus, and the Gods' Portion -- IV Five Major Greek Cults -- Athena Polias of Athens -- Demeter Eleusinia and the Eleusinian Mysteries -- Dionysus Cadmeios of Thebes -- Apollo Pythios of Delphi -- Zeus Olympios of Olympia -- V Religion in the Greek Family and Village -- The Father -- The Mother -- The Daughter -- The Son -- The Slave -- VI Religion of the Greek City-State -- Fertility of Crops, Animals, and Human Beings -- Good Health -- Economic Prosperity -- Safety in Seafaring and Warfare -- National Identity and National Needs -- VII Greek Religion and the Individual -- Death and the Afterlife -- VIII Greek Religion in the Hellenistic Period -- Athens -- Delos -- Erythrae -- Alexandria -- IX Greek Religion and Greek Culture -- Life and Death -- Government -- Architecture -- Sculpture -- Vases and Painting -- Athletic and Other Competitions -- Law and Morality -- Literature -- Localism, Nationalism, and Polytheism -- Glossary of recurring Greek terms -- Index.