Greek Funeral Rites

Remains from the funerary pyre of Philip II. (Macedonian Heritage / CC BY-SA 3.0)

20 December, 2019 - 22:30 David Grant

Orphic Masks and Burial Rituals: Unmasking King Philip II of Macedon

That is the gods’ work, spinning threads of death through the lives of mortal men, and all to make a song for those to come. Homer The ancient Greek world was steeped in superstition and...