HIST 3150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Minoan Religion, Basileus, Hetaira
Document Summary
Used in the iliad as an archaic form for basileus. Te-re-ta ( telesta) : religious oicals or perhaps ief-holders. May have held land in return for service to the king. Qa-si-re-u (basileus) : some sort of chief or leader of a small group. Perhaps corresponds to the later greek word demos or the people . Do-e-ro, do-e-ra (doeros, doera): ancient greek lous or doule means slave. In mycenaean period may mean servant or bondsman, bondswomen. Very litle informaion about children in linear b. They may be listed as slaves or servants. Very litle itles that relate to women poliical so they are not involved in those afairs. Women are seen paricipaing on the elite levels. Women played in an important role in mycenaean religion. Women played an important part in funerals. Linear b tablets: economic informaion related to operaion of palaial centres: no myths, hymns, prayers, ritual prescripions or laws, sanctuary regulaions or dedicators wriing on ritual objects.
