CLA219H1 Lecture Notes - Bona Dea, Anthesteria, Chytri
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** midterm next week for an hour and then an hour of class. Starting off with a quote from euripides: the captive melanippe: and in divine affairs i think this of the first importance we have the greatest part. For at the oracles of phoebus women expound apollo"s will. At the holy seat of dodona by the sacred oak the female race conveys the thoughts of zeus to all greeks who desire it. As for the holy rituals performed for the fates and the nameless goddess, these are not holy in men"s hands; but among women they flourish, every one of them. Thus in a holy service woman plays the righteous role. Also female caretakers provided an analogy between the home and the temple. Women had to clean and weave and cook for the temples parallel with responsibilities in the home. ** typical greek roles for females in the temple:
