2017-07-29T04:46:45+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true Adyton, Dodona, Gorgoneion, Oracle, Wreath, Orphism (religion), Cynosarges, Thyia, Anakes, Beşparmak Mountains, Bacchanalia, Temple of Artemis, Pitsa panels, Rharian Field, Mount Lykaion, Decline of Greco-Roman polytheism flashcards
Ancient Greek religion

Ancient Greek religion

  • Adyton
    The adyton (Greek: Άδυτον) or adytum (Latin) was a restricted area within the cella of a Greek or Roman temple.
  • Dodona
    Dodona (Doric Greek: Δωδώνα, Dōdṓna, Ionic and Attic Greek: Δωδώνη, Dōdṓnē) in Epirus in northwestern Greece was the oldest Hellenic oracle, possibly dating to the second millennium BCE according to Herodotus.
  • Gorgoneion
    In Ancient Greece, the Gorgoneion (Greek: Γοργόνειον) was a special apotropaic amulet showing the Gorgon head, used most famously by the Olympian deities Athena and Zeus: both are said to have worn the gorgoneion as a protective pendant.
  • Oracle
    In classical antiquity, an oracle was a person or agency considered to provide wise and insightful counsel or prophetic predictions or precognition of the future, inspired by the gods.
  • Wreath
    A wreath is an assortment of flowers, leaves, fruits, twigs or various materials that is constructed to resemble a ring.
  • Orphism (religion)
    Orphism (more rarely Orphicism; Ancient Greek: Ὀρφικά) is the name given to a set of religious beliefs and practices originating in the Ancient Greek and the Hellenistic world, as well as by the Thracians, associated with literature ascribed to the mythical poet Orpheus, who descended into Hades and returned.
  • Cynosarges
    Cynosarges (Greek: Κυνόσαργες Kynosarges) was a public gymnasium located just outside the walls of Ancient Athens on the southern bank of the Ilissos river.
  • Thyia
    In Greek mythology, Thyia (Greek: Θυία Thuia) is a female figure associated with cults of several major gods.
  • Anakes
    Anakes were ancestral spirits worshipped for their government or religious service in Attica and/or Argos.
  • Beşparmak Mountains
    Beşparmak Mountains (Latin: Latmus; Ancient Greek: Λάτμος) are a ridge of many spurs located in the Muğla and Aydın provinces of Turkey, running in an east-west direction along the north shore of the former Latmian Gulf on the coast of Caria, which became part of Hellenised Ionia.
  • Bacchanalia
    The Bacchanalia were Roman festivals of Bacchus, based on various ecstatic elements of the Greek Dionysia.
  • Temple of Artemis
    The Temple of Artemis or Artemision (Greek: Ἀρτεμίσιον, Turkish: Artemis Tapınağı), also known less precisely as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis.
  • Pitsa panels
    The Pitsa panels or Pitsa tablets are a group of painted wooden tablets found near Pitsa, Corinthia (Greece).
  • Rharian Field
    The Rharian Field (Ράριον [sic!] πεδίον) was located in Eleusis in Greece and was supposedly where the first plot of grain was grown after Demeter (through Triptolemus) taught humanity agriculture.
  • Mount Lykaion
    Mount Lykaion (Ancient Greek: Λύκαιον ὄρος, Lýkaion Óros; Latin: Mons Lycaeus) is a mountain in Arcadia, Greece.
  • Decline of Greco-Roman polytheism
    Religion in the Greco-Roman world at the time of the Constantinian shift mostly comprised three main currents: * the traditional religions of ancient Greece and Rome; * the official Roman imperial cult; * various mystery religions, such as the Eleusinian Mysteries, Christianity, and the mystery cults of Cybele, Mithras, and the syncretized Isis.