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The archaeologists say the “uniqueness” of this discovery lies in the importance of the ancient funerary ceremony that was intended “to purify the soul of the deceased child for its trip to the kingdom of Hades,” named after the ancient Greek god of the dead. This specific ritual is described in Homer’s Iliad in the funeral ceremony of the heroes.
The researchers say it is “thanks to the wealth of details concerning the funeral ceremony of Patroclus that we know that the funeral for the ancient Greeks was a very important moment for relatives and crucial for the deceased.” Now, archaeologists have actual evidence of someone who had been subjected to this ancient Greek death ritual.