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Classical Athenian Priestesses . By Grace Hammett. Which do you think is an Athenian Priestess and why? . In pairs discuss which image you believe is of a priestess and why. We will also discuss your expectations of the roles of a priestess and their involvement in society. . Image A: .
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Classical Athenian Priestesses By Grace Hammett
Which do you think is an Athenian Priestess and why? • In pairs discuss which image you believe is of a priestess and why. • We will also discuss your expectations of the roles of a priestess and their involvement in society.
Image A: Image B:
Competition time: • Athena Nike vsAthena Polias.
Please include: • What is the name of your cult? • How are priestesses chosen? • What evidence survives today about your priestess? • What festivals can I become involved in? • Why you think I should join? • Where is your temple located within the acropolis?
Source Comparison: • Who, What, Where, Why and When. • Think about who produced it? • Why was it produced? • When was it produced?
Ancient Source: • In 508 BC Herodotus (Histories 5.72.3) describes a scene in which a priestess of Athena ejects the Spartan King Cleomenes from the acropolis. • What does this tell us about the influence of a priestess? • How are they seen in society? • Would it have been different if it was another king?
Bibliography: Ancient Sources: • Herodotus. The Histories. Trans. Alfred Godley. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0126%3Abook%3D5%3Achapter%3D72%3Asection%3D3. (last accessed 15th January). • Pliny the Elder. The Natural History. Trans. John Bostock. http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.02.0137:book=34:chapter=19&highlight=lysimache. (last accessed 15th January). Secondary Sources: • Blundell, S. 1995. Women in Ancient Greece. London: British Museum Press. • Boedeker, D. 2007. Athenian religion in the age of Pericles. In L.J. Samons II (ed.) Cambridge Companion to the Age of Pericles, 46-69. Cambridge: CUP. • Cantarella, E. 1987. Pandora’s Daughters: the role and status of women in Greek and Roman antiquity. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. • Connelly, J. B. 2007. Portrait of a Priestess: Women and ritual in Ancient Greece. Princeton: Princeton University Press. • Dillon, M. 2002. Girls and Women in Classical Greek Religion. London: Routledge. • Humphreys, S. 1993. The Family, Women and Death. Comparative studies. Michigan: The University of Michigan Press. • Jordan, B. 1979. Servants of the Gods: A Study in the Religion, History and Literature of Fifth-century Athens. Gottingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG. • Just, R. 1989. Women in Athenian Life and Law. London: Routledge • Keesling, C. 2012. Syeris, Diokonos of the Priestess Lysimache on the Athenian Acropolis (IG II2 3464). Hesperia 81.3: 476-505. • Lee, M. 2005. Constru(ct)ing Gender in the Feminine Greek Peplos. In L Cleland et al. (eds). The Clothed Body in the Ancient World. Oxford: Oxbow. • Lougovaya-Ast, J. 2006. Myrrhine, the First Priestess of Athena Nike. Phoenix. 60 (3/4): 211-225. • Osborne, R. 1993. Women and Sacrifice in Classical Greece. The Classical Quarterly. 43(2): 392-405. • Patterson, C. 2007. Other sorts: Slaves, foreigners and women in Periclean Athens. In L.J. Samons II (ed.) Cambridge Companion to the Age of Pericles, 153-178. Cambridge: CUP. • Pomeroy, S. 1995. Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves. New York: Schocken Books.