4: Death and Burial (Greece)

What did the women of the household do first?

• Wash and dry the body

• Wash and decorate the body

• Wash and anoint the body

• Wash and comb the deceased's hair

Why was a coin placed on the mouth?

• To pay for the cremation

• To pay for the funeral

• To pay the underworld ferryman

• To pay the pall-bearers

What was the name of the ferryman?

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What was NOT done at the prothesis?

• Family members would view the body.

• Women would chant and tear their hair.

• The wife or mother would lead the women.

• The men would read out a eulogy for the deceased.

What is the ekphora?

• An ointment to anoint the body.

• The process of cleaning the body.

• The funerary procession.

• The burial of the body.

Who would NOT attend the ekphora?

• Family

• Friends

• Musicians

• Priests

Public grieving was prohibited. True or false

• True

• False

What was the Kerameikos?

• An area of forest.

• An area outside the city.

• An area where cremations take place.

• The main burial ground

What was given to the family after a cremation?

• A wreath to place on the ashes

• An urn full of the ashes

What was important about the stele?

• That it was carved beautifully

• That it had the deceased's name on it

• That it allowed the dead to be remembered

• That it looked like a temple