The Greeks believed that in an underworld deep below the earth. It was a horrible place where Hades and his wife ruled over numerous shadows of people who had died. At the moment of death, the Greeks believed that “psyche” which is the spirit of the dead left the body. Once this happens the body oculd be prepared and buried according to the burial rites set forth. A proper burial was extremely important beginning with the prosthesis, lying out of the body; the ekphora, funeral procession, and then the body was cremated. A big grieving period was especially important. The Egyptian afterlife was similar to the Greeks, but also very different. The Egyptians believed in something called the Ka and how your spiritual heart would be weighted to determine your Ka's fate. Also, like the Greeks they had very specific burial rites that have to be followed. Finally, most importantly the Egyptian's had the pryimaids.
Bibliography
BUDGE, E. A. (1985). The Book of the Dead. Retrieved June 8, 2011, from http://www.sacred-texts.com/egy/ebod/
Death, Burial, and the Afterlife in Ancient Greece. (n.d.). Retrieved June 8, 2011, from Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/dbag/hd_dbag.htm
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