The Sacrificial Rituals of Greek Hero-Cults in the Archaic to the Early Hellenistic Period

• Main Author: Gunnel Ekroth (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Presses universitaires de Liège 2002
• Subjects: Hero-cults; ancient Greek religion; ritual; religious beliefs; sacrifice
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This study questions the traditional view of sacrifices in hero-cults during the Archaic to the early Hellenistic periods. The analysis of the epigraphical and literary evidence for sacrifices to heroes in these periods shows, contrary to the traditional notion, that the main ritual in hero-cults wa...