{"id":1141,"date":"2021-05-19T21:50:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-19T21:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sarpidon-academy.eu\/?post_type=ignition-service&p=1141"},"modified":"2022-05-23T18:59:30","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T18:59:30","slug":"i-iereia-epi-ton-kathikonton-tis","status":"publish","type":"ignition-service","link":"https:\/\/sarpidon-academy.eu\/en\/ignition-service\/i-iereia-epi-ton-kathikonton-tis\/","title":{"rendered":"THE PRIESTESS ON DUTY"},"content":{"rendered":"

THE  PRIESTESS  ON  DUTY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The  morals  of  a  ritual.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The  priestess  preparing   on  the  altar.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The  inscription  was  found  in  a  sanctuary  in  Ancient  Pylos,  Messinia, Greece.  It  dates  back  to  1400  B.C..<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

We     have  neither   a  depiction  of the  original, nor  any  elements  about  when  and  by  whom  it  was  found,  until  now.<\/span><\/p>\n

In  the  text  we  can  find  details  on how  and  what  the  priestess  should  do,  in  order  to  prepare  for  the  ritual.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The  text  is  a  document  of the  rite  of  the  worship,  which  includes  2  phases,  the  preparation  and  the  implementation  of  the  ritual .<\/span><\/p>\n

The  phonetic  values,  as  they  were  identified  and  phonetically  transcribed  by  Ventris  <\/strong><\/em>and  <\/strong><\/em>Chadwick, are  the  following:<\/span><\/p>\n

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I JE RE JA E KE GE EU KE TO GE E TO NI JO E KE E TE O KO TO NO O KO DE KO TA NA OKE KE ME NA O O NA TA E KE E<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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We  studied  the  phonetic  values  in  the  actual  text. We understood  it,  we  read   and   rendered   it  into  Modern  Greek,  but  we  also  approached  it  philosophically.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Figuration  of  the  phonetic  values  of  the  text.          <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

In  our own  view,  the  phonetic  values  are  formed    as  follows:<\/span><\/p>\n

IJEREJA-EKEGE-EU KETOGE-ETO-NIJO-EKEE-TEO-KOTONO-OKODE-KOTANAO-KEKEME-NAO-ONATA-EKEE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The  language  of  the  text  is  Greek<\/strong>,  Archaic<\/strong>, typical  of  any   Minoan  text<\/strong>. The  grammatical  structure  of   the  text  is  mixed.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

One  can  identify   Pontic, Macedonian  and  Doric<\/strong>   words, as  well as  Classical  Greek  Language<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The  utterance  of  the  words   and  of  the  verbal  types, follows  the  grammatical   rules<\/strong>  of  the  Pontic  and  Doric   Dialects, as  well  as  those  of  the  Classical  Greek   Language.<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/strong> <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Rendition    of  the  text:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u0397<\/strong> \u03b9\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1<\/strong> \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd<\/strong> \u03ad\u03c9\u03c2<\/strong> \u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03c4\u03cc\u03b3\u03b7\u03bd<\/strong>. <\/strong>\u0388\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03bd\u03b7\u03b3\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03bf\u03c2, \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03b5\u03bd \u03c3\u03bf\u03bd \u03b8\u03b5\u03cc\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03ba\u03cc\u03c4\u03bf\u03bd.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u039f\u03ba\u03cc\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9 \u03ba\u03bf\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1 \u03ba\u03c5\u03ba\u03bf\u03af\u03bc \u03bd\u03b1\u03bf\u03cd \u03cc\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03b5\u03bd.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The  <\/strong>\u03a4<\/strong>ext  in  Modern  Greek:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The  priestess  was  burning  the  altar  until    bedtime. The  altar   was  newly  built, and   she  was  making  sacrifices  to  God.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The  Maiden  (priestess), as  a  servant,   was  always  boiling    the  water  in  the  copper  pot  on  the  altar of  the  church.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(\u0397 \u0399\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03b3\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd \u03b2\u03c9\u03bc\u03cc \u03ad\u03c9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ce\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03cd\u03c0\u03bd\u03bf\u03c5. \u0389\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03bd\u03b5\u03bf\u03c6\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b3\u03bc\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2, \u03ad\u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03b3\u03b5 ( \u03b8\u03c5\u03c3\u03af\u03b1\u03b6\u03b5) \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03b8\u03b5\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1\u03b3\u03b1\u03b8\u03cc. \u03a0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b7 \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b8\u03ad\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 ( \u03b9\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1) \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c7\u03ac\u03bb\u03ba\u03b9\u03bd\u03b7 \u03c5\u03b4\u03c1\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bd\u03b1\u03bf\u03cd \u03c9\u03c2 \u03c5\u03c0\u03b7\u03c1\u03ad\u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd \u03ad\u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u03b6\u03b5 \u03b5\u03c0\u03af \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2\u03b5\u03c3\u03c4\u03af\u03b1\u03c2 (\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b2\u03c9\u03bc\u03bf\u03cd) \u03b3\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b6\u03ad\u03bf\u03bd \u03cd\u03b4\u03c9\u03c1).<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A   Philosophical  Approach:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The  priestess<\/strong>  is  the   main  person  for  the  preparations  of  the  rituals  on  the  altar   of  the  church.<\/span><\/p>\n

Her  basic  duty  is  to  always  switch  on  the  altar  and  to  prepare  the  cinder, before  the  sacrifices.<\/span><\/p>\n

She  keeps  the  altar  switched  on  from  morning  until  bedtime.<\/span><\/p>\n

She  makes  sacrifices  to  God, either  pouring  sacred  liquids  (choes\/<\/em><\/strong>\u03c7\u03bf\u03ad\u03c2<\/em><\/strong>),  or  through  libations.<\/span><\/p>\n

She  burns  aromatic  plants  and   incense  in   the  church  until  bedtime.<\/span><\/p>\n

The  church  where  she  officiates  has  been  recently  constructed.<\/span><\/p>\n

For  God\u2019s  sake,  she  was  always  boiling  water  in   copper  pots   for  the  sacrifices.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mellifluous  wine  (\u201c<\/em><\/strong>\u03bc\u03b5\u03bb\u03af\u03c1\u03c1\u03c5\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/em><\/strong>  <\/em><\/strong>\u03bf\u03af\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/em><\/strong>\u201d<\/em><\/strong>)  <\/strong>was  a  mix   of  boiled  water, honey  and  wine  for  the  divine  communion  of   the   female  pilgrims, after  pouring  sacred  liquids  (choes\/<\/em><\/strong>\u03c7\u03bf\u03ad\u03c2<\/em><\/strong>).<\/span><\/p>\n

The  same  rite  is  followed  nowadays, the  priest  mixes  boiled  water  with  wine  in  the  sanctuary.<\/span><\/p>\n

The  priestess  is  always  a  virgin.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

She  is  a  woman  who   has  not  yet  had  a  personal  relationship  with  a  man.<\/span><\/p>\n

But  if  she  does  so,  the  right  to  officiate  is  being  removed.<\/span><\/p>\n

She  gets  married  and  she  leaves  the  church.<\/span><\/p>\n

Virginity  and  purity  are  the  main  elements  for  a  priestess.<\/span><\/p>\n

When  the  Religious  leaders   choose  priestesses,  they    thoroughly  examine  the  young  candidates\u2019  bodies. Even  a  small  wound   on  the  body  was  enough  to  make  a  Religious  leader  reject  a  candidate  for  this  position,  because  she  bled  and  she  was   contaminated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thus,  the  method  of  choice  was  very  strict.<\/span><\/p>\n

The  chosen  girl  came  to  Church  after  purification. She  started  participating  in  rituals,  and  from  time  to  time  she  became  a  communicant  of   mystification  procedures.<\/span><\/p>\n

She  was   devoted  to  the  church  and  the  God  she  decided  to  serve. She  was  a  kind of  nun.<\/span><\/p>\n

From  morning  until  night,  the  priestess  was  present   to  sacrifices, pouring  of  sacred  liquids  (choes\/<\/em><\/strong>\u03c7\u03bf\u03ad\u03c2<\/em><\/strong>), libations, praise, (\u03b1\u03b9\u03bd\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03bd\u03ac<\/em><\/strong>, <\/em><\/strong>\u03b4\u03bf\u03be\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac<\/em><\/strong>), <\/em><\/strong>and  anything  necessary  for  the  rite.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The morals of a ritual.
\nThe priestess preparing on the altar.
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