Hypothesis about the functions and clothes of mycenaeans "po-re-na"

  • Juan Piquero Rodríguez Universidad de Alicante
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ILUR.2014.v19.46617
Keywords: Mycenaean religion, po-re-na, human sacrifice.

Abstract

Chadwick formulated the hypothesis that the po-re-na were victims of human sacrifices, but this conjecture was rejected for some scholars. In this paper their possible functions are examined. It is proposed that the po-re-na were persons who carried gifts and assisted the priest at sacrifices. Possibly they wore a linen robe, maybe depicted by the ideogram *146, or a linen kilt, perhaps depicted by the ideogram *166+WE. Some po-re-na fastened their garments with a wool belt.

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Published
2014-09-23
How to Cite
Piquero Rodríguez J. (2014). Hypothesis about the functions and clothes of mycenaeans "po-re-na". ’Ilu. Revista de Ciencias de las Religiones, 19, 193-212. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_ILUR.2014.v19.46617
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Vol. 19 (2014)
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