Preparation of the body: washing, perfume, the closing of eyes and mouth, shrouding, A coin is placed on the deceased's mouth, Prothesis takes places, Lament by women (cutting hair, wailing, chest-beating, tearing at their hair), Ekphora takes place, Cremation or inhumation takes place outside the city walls, A shrine or grave is prepared. A stele may be set. , A sacrifice to Hades and Persephone takes place, A mourning period of 30 days begins, Family first visits the deceased on the 3rd, 9th and 13th day. , The family will continue visiting the deceased at least once a year. .

Death and Burial in Ancient Greece - GCSE OCR

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