Describe the characteristics of the The funerary process in Dipylon Krater's History.
The painted figural scenes on the Dipylon vases describe two of the three parts of a proper burial: a prothesis and an ekphora. A prothesis is the laying out a body for mourning at their home, where they washed and dressed the body. Prothesis worked to prepare the body for viewing. Ekphora is the body's transportation to the grave done before dawn. The third step is the interment, where the body and its belongings would be buried. Some items buried included wine, personal belongings, and occasionally other vases. The fourth step was commemoration which was the moment the psyche (soul) departed the body. This was considered to be the very first step of death by the ancient Greeks. It was required by the ancient Greeks to include all of the steps in a funeral because they believed that without it, Hades, god of the Underworld, would not allow the dead to pass over.
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