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oai:doaj.org/article:addc3bc628034d0da299fa1f657f96ab

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10.15517/rk.v46i2.50903

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Morphology and importance of funeral rituals in Greek literature: The exequias of Patroclo, Héctor, Elpénor and Polinices

Abstract

This article analyses the importance of funeral rituals, compliance and non-compliance with certain examples in Greek literature, based on the exequities of the characters Patroclo, Héctor, Elpénor and Polinices, the first two mentioned in the homeric text the Iliada, the third in the Odisea and the last in Antigona de Sófocles. First, the category of pass-through rites will be defined in order to continue with a classification of funeral practices divided into separation rites, margin rites and aggregation rites, which frame the pre-depository, depository and post-depositional funeral practices of the Greeks, in this case from the Micenical Period to the Clasic Elenus. Then, the raping divinities and psycopompes involved in the transition from the alms to the inframundo are mentioned and later the literary examples mentioned above are detailed in order to apply these concepts. Finally, a comparison of these funeral ceremonies and their context sets out the aspects that define the importance of these practices in the religious and social field.

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