Examples Of Sacrifice In The Odyssey

Like almost all ancient cultures, Greeks had multiple ways to please their people and their dead with rituals or traditions they followed. These traditions get passed down from generation to generation to ensure the society follows the rules that have been laid out for thousands of years. The traditions have become their culture and what their known by. Greeks had special funerals and sacrifices for the gods and to please their dead in the afterlife. In Homer’s “The Odyssey, Homer shows a funeral example and an example of a sacrifice, which will show that these are a major part of the Greek culture.
The Greeks had a special ritual to burn their dead with 2 gold coins covering their eyes and clean the body. They would also be with their