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Sparta- An ancient city in Greece, the capital of Laconia and the most powerful state of the Peloponnese.
In Sparta religion was a way of bringing the community together and uniting the Gods with the everyday political and social institutions of the Spartan state. ...
However, Gods such as Hephaestus who were popular in other parts of Greece were not worshiped by the Spartans. ...
Spartans strongly supported their religion and had serious attitudes to religion and were well-known for their obedience to the Gods.
*Herodutus tells us the importance of religion to the Spartans in the famous story at Pheidippides, the Athenian runner who was send to Sparta asking help for the battle of Marathon. ... ” This tells us the importance of religion to the Spartans. ... A part of the religion of Sparta major festivals were celebrated, some that were common to other Greek city states and also ones that were peculiar to the Spartans. ...
Were’re told by Plutarch that Lycourgos places heavy emphasis on social obedience at the Gymnppaedia, that those who did not follow the standards of Sparta were excluded from the events and the planning of the festival. ... In the city of Sparta women went around beating a cauldron, then two people from each house were to put on the signs of defilement or they would be charged and face heavy penalties.
Approximate Word count = 987
Approximate Pages = 3.9
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