Views on Death in Ancient Greece

As Thucydides said, the war between Athenians and Spartans written by Thucydides is a great war and no other war that happened so far could be compared. Thucydides believed that both preparations were perfect, and the Greek race also participated in the war. He believes that not only Herreess, but this is the most important faction in history, a savage world. From chapter 2 of his book, it is clear that the war between the two groups is not an Athenian advantage.

In ancient Greece, preparation for imminent death was considered to be very important. If a dying person can not go alone, it is done by a close relative of the dead (such as a wife or a mother). The second is a child's efforts to safely take care of other people. The third is to solve the problem, the fourth is to pray to the goddess Hestia of the fireplace, the fifth is to safely pray to Hades, and finally to the family and friends. These measures only take place if the person recognizes that death is inevitable and then normal burial procedures are carried out. Normally, death is sudden and unplanned, in which case these preparations will not occur.

Both ancient Egypt and ancient Greece believed in life after death, but the process by which they follow this belief varied widely. The Greeks believe that at the moment of death, the soul leaves his body in the gusts and breath. The Greeks believed that they had appropriate burial rights. And it was carried out in three parts, and relatives were mainly women who were rituals for the dead. Like the modern world, these rituals include the first step; the second step is a funeral procession, and the third step is the cremation of the body. Unlike the Greeks, the Egyptians developed a process to prepare and preserve the dead, called the mummy, after death. This process is thought to be the purpose of Egypt's famous pyramid and is believed to be the staircase that brought Pharaoh to their kingdom in his later years.