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Domestic Religion in Ancient Athens

Siobhan Meldrum 23 questions

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  1. 1The family in ancient Athens included:
    1. AImmediate relatives
    2. BExtended Relatives
    3. CSlaves
    4. DCattle
    5. EProperty
    6. FFamily Gods
  2. 2The head of the family was:
    1. Athe oldest unmarried child
    2. Bthe oldest free male
    3. Cin charge of all religious observance in the home
    4. Din charge of keeping the home clean and tidy
    5. Eresposible for keeping the family together
    6. Fthe only one allowed to pray to the gods
  3. 3Hestia was the Goddess of the [blank_start]fire[blank_end] and [blank_start]hearth[blank_end]. She was worshipped regularly because of the importance of [blank_start]fire[blank_end] to daily life. An offering was made to her at the beginning and end of every [blank_start]feast[blank_end]. She was also honoured at the festival of [blank_start]Amphidromia[blank_end] when a new baby was carried around the [blank_start]hearth[blank_end] so it would come under the protection of Hestia.
    1. Afire
    2. Bwater
    3. Cproperty
    4. Dancestors
    5. Ehearth
    6. Fproperty
    7. Gboundaries
    8. Hearth
    9. Ifire
    10. Jwater
    11. Kearth
    12. Lair
    13. Mfeast
    14. Nday
    15. Osupper
    16. Pbath
    17. QAmphidromia
    18. RDionysus
    19. SHestiavation
    20. TLights
    21. Uhearth
    22. Vwell
    23. Wlake
    24. Xbonfire
  4. 4Zeus [blank_start]Ktesios[blank_end] was the god of household property. He was worshipped in a ceremony in which samples of household necessities for example grain, [blank_start]olive oil[blank_end], water and a [blank_start]coin[blank_end] were all placed in a jar. The intention was to ensure prosperity and [blank_start]sufficient food[blank_end] for the family.
    1. AKtesios
    2. BHerkeios
    3. CPatroos
    4. Dolive oil
    5. Evinegar
    6. Fthe wifi password
    7. Gcoin
    8. Htissue
    9. Idiamond
    10. Jsufficient food
    11. Kpolitical gain
    12. Lclean water
  5. 5[blank_start]Zeus Herkeios[blank_end] was the god of the boundaries of the property. There was usually an altar to him in the courtyard where offerings fruit, grain and [blank_start]wine[blank_end] were made - sometimes a [blank_start]blood[blank_end] sacrifice of a pig would be offered.
    1. AZeus Herkeios
    2. Bblood
    3. Cwine
  6. 6Apollo [blank_start]Patroos[blank_end] was the god of ancestors, and protected family and property; Apollo [blank_start]of the streets[blank_end] kept people safe as they attended their daily business.
    1. APatroos
    2. Bof the streets
    3. CHerkeios
    4. DKtesios
    5. Eon the streets
    6. FPatros
    7. GHerkeius
    8. HKtesion
  7. 7Outside one's house there would be a small statue of the god [blank_start]Hermes[blank_end]. Athenians would touch it in the same way that modern people might touch a [blank_start]lucky charm[blank_end]. At dinner parties, it was common for guests to hang [blank_start]garlands of flowers[blank_end] on the Herm as they left the house. The purpose of this was to ward off evil spirits which might bring danger to the family.
    1. AHermes
    2. BZeus Ktesios
    3. CHecate
    4. DHestia
    5. Elucky charm
    6. Fdoor-knocker
    7. Gphallus
    8. Htree branch
    9. Igarlands of flowers
    10. Jcloves of garlic
    11. Kjewelery
    12. Llocks of hair
  8. 8It was [blank_start]not unknown[blank_end] for Athenians to have a statue of Hecate at the door of their houses. She was a major goddess linked with the [blank_start]black arts[blank_end], so by having her on your side you would be [blank_start]protected from[blank_end] other forces of evil.
    1. Anot unknown
    2. Buncommon
    3. Cblack arts
    4. Dpure magic
    5. Eprotected from
    6. Fseeked out by
  9. 9Birth was a time of great anxiety to a family, and so the help of the gods were enlisted. This was done by:
    1. Ataking omens before birth
    2. Bpraying to Eileithyia for a safe delivery
    3. Cpraying to Artemis when labour began for the safety of the woman
    4. Dpraying for the health of the baby
    5. Emaking an offering of thanks to the shrine of Artemis after the birth
    6. Fpraying to the goddess Kalligeneia on the last day of Thesmosphoria so that all the babies of the year were well-formed and healthy
    7. Gbathing the baby and wrapping it in swaddling clothes
    8. Hsacrificing the mother to hades after the birth
    9. Ithe mother keeping chastity while pregnant
    10. Jpraying to Dionysus for a fruitful birth
  10. 10It was generally believed that the Fates visited the baby's home shortly after its birth to give it its destiny.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse

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Higher Classics Quiz on Domestic Religion in Ancient Athens, created by Siobhan Meldrum on 02/02/2016.
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