Classical Studies 3310F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: The Wedding Night, Wedding Cake, Sesame

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 3310F/G
• Professor: N/ A

Document Summary

Katachusmata: showering the bride and group with nuts and dried fruit after they get off of the chariot. Quince or wedding cake: bride eats this to sweeten her breath, bride was fed a wedding cake of sesame seed and honey. Songs outside house: while the marriage is being consummated. Many of the presents were decided for the bride"s use. Dinner: banquet in honour of the newly married couple. Parthenos: young girl who is not married but is at the age to be married. Not a child but not a woman. A woman who is married but has not had a child. Can remain at this stage is one never has a child. A woman that is married and has given birth. Marriage was living together and producing legitimate children. She might never have met her husband before. Would have been her first sexual experience. Would have been taken out of her home.