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my point of view. If the
human being whose
life was destroyed with
the advent of death
was meant to revive in
the Hereafter, so the
objects had to ‘die’ to
revive again. Death was
considered to be the
beginning of a new life.
In this passage, the
spirit of the deceased
travelled to reach the
heavenly abode where
they would stay. On
this trip, they needed to carry everything
they would need.
Bronze Head of
Seuthes III
(end of 4th - beginning
of 3rd c. B.C.),
Golyama Kosmatka
mound, Kazanlak
Herodotus shed light
on this mystery. He
claimed that whatever
was destroyed or made
unusable during funeral rites would become
useful for the afterlife.
The logic of this philosophy is overwhelming and beautiful, from
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The most valuable
thing for the elite of
the Thracian warriors
was their horse and
their wife, though we
do not really know in
which order! So not
only did they sacrifice
their horse, but also
their favourite wife.