CLA219H1 Lecture Notes - Chytri, Pandrosus, Thesmophoria
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This is because female deities would nee d female priestesses. There were a lot of different roles the women could get involved in religious roles. Aletris: is the corn grinder for the priestess. Kanephoros: carried a basket at a sacrifical procession. She was walking at the front of the procession which would make her quite visible - which is different from other society. You had to be healthy and free from physical defects. Athena and her role as a guardian of the city - this was specifically important for athens. Pandion was the king of athens and boutes and erechtheus were his sons and boutes was in charge of the church so anyone who c laimed to be descended from his had a claim to priesthood: Arrhephoria: is a festival or sexual initiation and carrying weird things around in baskets carrying of secrets. Every year they would help make the peplos for the athena statue.