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Religious Roles of the KingsFunerary Customs and Rituals
Raymond ChahineJason HernandezKennross Obciana
Funerary customs
Kings that just died
Funerary customs
Kings that just diedKings that dies in battle
Funerary Customs
Spartan Citizens - Spartiates
The Religious role of the kings and funerary customs and rituals.
LINKS WITH EVERYDAY LIFESTYLE AND CULTURE OF SPARTANS.
RELIGIOUS ROLE OF THE KINGS
• CHIEF PRIESTS
THE TWO KINGS WERE CHIEF PRIESTS. •MAKING SACRIFICES
RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND OTHER IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS MATTERS
• BELIEF:
DESCENDANTS OF HERACLES
•CONSTANT CONTACT WITH ORACLE
FUNERARY CUSTOMS AND RITUALS
•MARKED GRAVES FOR DUTIES DONE
WAR AND CHILDBIRTH•WOMEN HAD NO MOURNING FOR SONS WHO DIED IN WAR
•MOURNING FOR KING:
BEATING HEADS AND WAILING
ADMITTING HE IS THE BEST KING
HORSE RIDERS AND WOMEN BEATING CAULDRON TO SPREAD NEWS
•BUILT STATUE TO REPRESENT KING
CONTROVERSY