Water is life, purification, regeneration. This gives rise to many opportunities for development. Immersion in water is a return to basics, with an outcome that generates strength and purity. The potential water are large and innovative. The Pythia, the priestess of Apollo at Delphi, drinking to Castalia fountain, in order to draw inspiration before his prophecies. Pilgrims on their way to the shrine of Delphi had to take a purifying bath in the same source, as a precondition to be able to consult the oracle. The speech will be aimed to analyze the relationship between the water and the rituals in Ancient Greece in sacred contexts as the sanctuaries of Delphi, Sounion, Brauron and Eleusis.
Water, Cults and Rituals in Ancient Greece: the case of Attica
Michele Scafuro
2021-01-01
Abstract
Water is life, purification, regeneration. This gives rise to many opportunities for development. Immersion in water is a return to basics, with an outcome that generates strength and purity. The potential water are large and innovative. The Pythia, the priestess of Apollo at Delphi, drinking to Castalia fountain, in order to draw inspiration before his prophecies. Pilgrims on their way to the shrine of Delphi had to take a purifying bath in the same source, as a precondition to be able to consult the oracle. The speech will be aimed to analyze the relationship between the water and the rituals in Ancient Greece in sacred contexts as the sanctuaries of Delphi, Sounion, Brauron and Eleusis.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
