Quizlet History Test (Greeks CH 7)

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  1. 'The Mysteries': a series of rituals after which individuals felt renewed and purified
  2. Delphi: where a sacred temple was built- oracles would have to be interpreted by the priests.
  3. Eleusis: a town where one of the mysteries took place, required a long trek through the sea, up mountains, and into the dark
  4. Festivals: there were many _______, they were breaks from work
  5. libations: sacrifices to the gods
  6. Olympians: The 12 Greek gods that lived on the top of Mt. Olympus
  7. Omens: signs from the gods
  8. Oracles: people that could "communicate" with the gods
  9. Persephone: kidnapped by Hades, queen of the underworld
  10. Pythia: preistess at the oracle of delphi
  11. Seers: people that could predict the future