Ancient Greek Religion by Mikalson, Jon D. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright List of color plates List of figures List of maps Preface Abbreviations I An Overview: Greek Sanctuaries and Worship

Location The Altar The Temenos Priests and Priestesses Sacred Days Dedications Statue and Temple Worship

II Greek Gods, Heroes, and Polytheism

The Gods Ouranic and Chthonic Deities Heroes and Heroines Gods and Heroes in Combinations Gods and Heroes as a Unified Collective A Human in a Polytheistic World

III Seven Greek Cult Myths

1. Athena, Poseidon, and Athens 2. Erechtheus, Athena, and Athenian Autochthony 3. Erechtheus, Poseidon, and Athena 4. Dionysus, Icarius, and Erigone 5. Artemis Brauronia and the Bears 6. Zeus Polieus, the Bouphonia, and the Ox 7. Zeus, Prometheus, and the Gods’ Portion

IV Five Major Greek Cults

Athena Polias of Athens Demeter Eleusinia and the Eleusinian Mysteries Dionysus Cadmeios of Thebes Apollo Pythios of Delphi Zeus Olympios of Olympia

V Religion in the Greek Family and Village

The Father The Mother The Daughter The Son The Slave

VI Religion of the Greek City-State

Fertility of Crops, Animals, and Human Beings Good Health Economic Prosperity Safety in Seafaring and Warfare National Identity and National Needs

VII Greek Religion and the Individual

Death and the Afterlife

VIII Greek Religion in the Hellenistic Period

Athens Delos Erythrae Alexandria

IX Greek Religion and Greek Culture

Life and Death Government Architecture Sculpture Vases and Painting Athletic and Other Competitions Law and Morality Literature Localism, Nationalism, and Polytheism

Glossary of recurring Greek terms Index