In ancient Greek society, the burial and the observance of traditions were indispensable for both the repose of the soul of the deceased and the honor of the family. The words of Patroclus, who spoke to Achilles in his dream, emphasize this importance:
"Go ahead and bury me quickly, so I can enter through the gates of Hades,
There are spirits here, signs of the departed,
I can't get in, they'll drive me away,
I can't cross the river and mingle with them,
In vain do I wander before the wide-doored house of Hades, in vain.”
(Iliad, 23: 71–75.)
Dr. Bilge Hürmüzlü was born in Baghdad in 1970. She completed her education in Classical Archaeology at Ege University, Faculty of Letters. She worked as a Research Assistant at Süleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Archaeology and at Ege University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Archaeology. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Süleyman Demirel University, Department of Archaeology. She began working on burial relations in Antiquity with her PhD Thesis titled “Klazomenai Akpınar Necropolis”. She has published articles on Ionian Ceramics, Ionian burial customs and the Pisidia Region.
57 pp, b/w pictures, Turkish.
