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Ancient Greek funerary practices are attested widely in literature, the archaeological record, and in ancient Greek art. Finds associated with burials are an important source for ancient Greek culture, though Greek funerals are not as well documented as those of the ancient Romans. [1]
Relatives of the deceased, primarily women, conducted the elaborate burial rituals that were customarily of three parts: the prothesis (laying out of the body (54.11.5), the ekphora (funeral procession), and the interment of the body or cremated remains of the deceased.
The first stage of a Greek funeral was the prothesis—the laying out of the body—which took place in the home, where family members carefully washed and anointed the deceased with oils. The body was then dressed in clean clothes, often white to signify purity, and placed on a bier.
11 Δεκ 2023 · Ancient Greek funerary practices are evidenced in much of Greek literature, in the archaeological record, and in ancient Greek art, including sculpture and pottery. The ornate tombstones of Athens’ Kerameikos cemetery.
12 Ιαν 2023 · The ancient burial practices of the Greeks had distinct stages: the prothesis, the ekphora, and the deposition. At each stage, specific actions had to take place for the benefit of both the deceased, and, to a lesser extent, the remaining family members.
17 Σεπ 2020 · Archaic and Classical Greece. After 1100 BC, Greeks began to bury their dead in individual graves rather than group tombs. Athens, however, was a major exception; the Athenians normally cremated their dead and placed their ashes in an urn. Funeral monuments from the Kerameikos cemetery at Athens.
21 Σεπ 2021 · Women played a significant role in ancient Athenian funerary rites. Close female relatives took the lead in preparing the body of family members for burial, washing, anointing, and dressing the corpse before laying it out on a couch at home for visiting by mourners, a stage of the funeral called the prothesis.
