In this blog you have learned a lot about greek sacrifices. I will sum up what I have written in this blog. Sacrifices were performed in temples called sanctuaries. During sacrifices the people performing them would use water, barley, seeds, a sword called a Machiara, and an altar. They would pour water on the animals head so it would "nod" and they would throw barley seeds at the people so they would all participate. After the sacrifice was over they would roast the animal and give the fat and the entrails to the gods and they would eat the rest. My research is important because I think this a unique topic and that although its kind of dark people should still know about it. Sacrifices connect to our world today because sacrifices were like prayers and I think that they influenced praying today.
The Greeks had sanctuaries in their cities. Sanctuaries were very sacred places, and they had temples in them. Sacrifices were performed there and the sanctuary had a cult statue of a god. An example of a sanctuary is the Parthenon. It is in the rocky hills in Athens and it is Athena's sanctuary. The things that were used in a sacrifice were an altar, a Machiara, barley seeds, and water. A Machiara is a long dagger that was used during the sacrifice to kill the animal that was being sacrificed. The altars were used to burn the animal being sacrificed and they were usually in front of the temples. Altars were usually made of stone and earth but they could also be made of other materials. The barley seeds were thrown by everyone so they all would participate. Water was used to pour on the animals head so it would nod in agreement to the sacrifice. I got this information about sacrifices from: http://www.historyforkids.org/ and http://www.metmuseum.org/ http://www.historyforkids.org/ |
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