CLA308H1 Lecture : CLA 308 - Lecture 1
Document Summary
Late helladic 3 a and b are the palatial periods. Lh3c and submycn are post-palatial, end of bronze age. One of the main sources for early greek religion during the mycenean period is linear b: encodes mycenean greek, a script with 3 types of signs: syllabograms (89) used to write names, words, verbs, etc. ; logograms (>100) used to indicate commodities (nouns, e. g. , horses, textiles, etc. ); and numerals (decimal system: e. g. , i owe you . Tells us about religion because often records amount of supplies that go to religious sanctuaries as offerings. Linear b script also has signs for gods (their names or epithets) Prior to linear b, dionysus thought of as a recent addition to the pantheon but really he existed earlier on. Same god names a connection between mycenean and classical religion. The most common gods: 4 sites: potnia, 3 sites: hermes, zeus, diwia (~ dione?, 2 sites: hera, poseidon, dionysus.
