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Remains from the funerary pyre of Philip II. (Macedonian Heritage / CC BY-SA 3.0) — 20 Dec 2019

Orphic Masks and Burial Rituals: Unmasking King Philip II of Macedon

*By david grant*

*Archaeology & Science*

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That is the gods’ work, spinning threads of deaththrough the lives of mortal men,and all to make a song for those to come. HomerThe ancient Greek world was steeped in superstition and deisidaimonia, a ‘sanctimonious piety’. Not only did the...
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Greek Funeral Rites

Orphic Masks and Burial Rituals: Unmasking King Philip II of Macedon