TY - CHAP
T1 - 'Chrysis the Hiereia having placed a lighted torch near the garlands then fell asleep' (Thucydides iv.133.2)
T2 - Priestesses serving the gods and goddesses in Classical Greece
AU - Dillon, Matthew P
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - While there were many priesthoods and priestesshoods in ancient Greek cities such as Athens, there was in no sense a collective organisation of these. Most priestesshoods in ancient Greece (the sources, as usual, focus on Athens) had originated in pre-democratic days as aristocratic dominances of various cults. There was no official attempt to ensure that all the gods were worshipped, as there was no need to do so, because the gods and goddesses since the misty past had had their priests and priestesses. These cult personnel were responsible for the correct and traditional worship of deities.
AB - While there were many priesthoods and priestesshoods in ancient Greek cities such as Athens, there was in no sense a collective organisation of these. Most priestesshoods in ancient Greece (the sources, as usual, focus on Athens) had originated in pre-democratic days as aristocratic dominances of various cults. There was no official attempt to ensure that all the gods were worshipped, as there was no need to do so, because the gods and goddesses since the misty past had had their priests and priestesses. These cult personnel were responsible for the correct and traditional worship of deities.
KW - Studies in Religious Traditions (excl. Eastern, Jewish, Christian and Islamic Traditions)
KW - Classical Greek and Roman History
KW - Gender Specific Studies
UR - http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/211395121
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85027964619
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781317219903
SN - 9781315621425
SN - 9781317219897
SN - 9781317219910
SN - 9781138808362
T3 - Rewriting Antiquity
SP - 683
EP - 702
BT - Women in Antiquity: Real Women Across the Ancient World
A2 - Lynn Budin, Stephanie
A2 - MacIntosh Turfa, Jean
PB - Routledge
CY - London, United Kingdom
ER -