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Demeter, the Thesmophoria, and the Eleusinian Mysteries  - http://www.wesleyan.edu/~swilkes/demeter.htm  An illustrated introduction to these important topics in ancient Greek religious practice from Sarah M. Wilkes.  Marriage and Funerals in Athens  - http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/classes/JSp.html  Jana Shopkorn's essay on ritual and ceremony in Ancient Greece. Includes links to numerous vase images.  Dionysiac Mysteries and the Thesmophoria  - http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/classes/LAp.html  The Dionysiac Mysteries and the Thesmophoria both gave women in Greece an opportunity to escape, even just for a short time, from the domestic women's sphere. By Lynne Aftuck.  The Greek City-State and the Religious Festival  - http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Olympics/rel.html  A brief examination of the religious dimension of the ancient Olympic games, from the Perseus Project.  Ancient Greek Religion  - http://www.theologywebsite.com/history/greekrel.shtml  A church history study guide on ancient Greek Religion.  Biblioteca Arcana  - http://www.cs.utk.edu/~mclennan/BA/  Articles and documents related to the religion and rituals of the ancient Greeks and Romans, hymns, poetry and esoteric matter.  Greek Religion at Thinkquest.org  - http://www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_sum_outside.html?tname=19317&url=19317/htm/religion.htm  Explores the polytheistic religion of the ancient Greeks, as well as their temples, oracles, gods, goddesses and myths.  Olympian Gods and Goddesses  - http://ancienthistory.about.com/cs/olympiangods/  Resources to research the gods and goddesses of Olympos.  A Hiera Mysteria  - http://www.geocities.com/hiera_mysteria/  Historical overview of ancient Greek religion including calendar.  Greek Religion  - http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/as/education/projects/webunits/greecerome/Greecerelig1.html  Essay investigates the religious practices of the ancient Greeks and describes their holy sites known as oracles.  The Ancient Greek World: Greek Religion  - http://www.museum.upenn.edu/Greek_World/religion.html  Brief description of ancient Greek religious attitudes from the University of Pennsylvania Museum.  The Horned Owl Library: Hekate in Early Greek Religion  - http://www.islandnet.com/~hornowl/HekateArticle.html  Robert Von Rudloff examines various faces of Hekate through her evolution.  The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games  - http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/research/Exp_Rese_Disc/Mediterranean/Olympics/olympicintro.shtml  Multimedia article.