Classics OCR GCSE

• What is a pantheon 


  A group or groups of gods and goddesses
• What is a hiereia

  A Greek priestess
• Athena


  Goddess of Wisdom, War, and Crafts
• Artemis


  Goddess of the Hunt, Wilderness, and Childbirth
• Hera


  Queen of the Gods, wife of Zeus, protector of marriage and childbirth
• Persephone


  Queen of the Underworld and wife of Hades
• Priestesses


  Played a crucial role in maintaining order and good relations
• Oracle


  Functioned as mediums between gods and humans
• Panathenaic Peplos


  Golden Embroidered Cloth draped on Athena's statue, depicting her story
• Athletic Contests


  Pankration, Running, Jumping, Wrestling
• Musical and Choral Performances


  Prizes for Poetry, Song, and Music performances
• Sacred Games


  Competitions: Running, Wrestling, Boxing
• Peplos' Significance


  Display of Wealth and Luxury, Representation of Athena, Commemoration, Symbol of Community, Fusion of Art and Ritual
• Women in Panathenaia Festivals

  Priestesses of Athena, Women Choral Groups, Offerings and Sacrifices, Women's Participation, Artistic Contributions
• Thesmophoria Festival


  Festival honoring Demeter and Persephone
• Offerings and Sacrifices


  Food, wine, and animals offered to Demeter and Persephone
• Women's Participation in Thesmophoria

  Priestesses, Offerings, Sacred Marriage, Ritual Initiation, Social Bonding
• Demeter, the Goddess of Agriculture

  Goddess of Fertility, Motherly Protector, Agricultural Prosperity, Cycle of Life, Feminine Power
• Dionysian Worship


  Mystical Rites, Wine, Ecstasy, Initiation Rites, Festival Celebrations
• Dionysus, God of Wine, Ecstasy, and Theater

  The God of Wine, Wine and Ecstasy, Euripides and Dionysus, Theater and Ritual, Cultural Significance, Feminine Power