customs
Marriage Rites
gamos / nuptiae
The ceremonies binding a marriage — betrothal, bridal procession, veiling, ritual bath, and feast — transferring the bride to her husband's household and hearth.
Where this idea shows up
14 Greek sourcesWhere to read it
- Cyropaedia354 BCEXenophon· Athens
- Memorabilia354 BCEXenophon· Athens
- Xenophon· Athens
- Quaestiones Romanae120 CEPlutarch· Chaeronea
- Quaestiones Convivales120 CEPlutarch· Chaeronea
- Quaestiones Graecae120 CEPlutarch· Chaeronea
- Deipnosophistae230 CEAthenaeus of Naucratis· Naucratis