Project Gutenberg 2005-11-30 Public domain in the USA. 300 Collison-Morley, Lacy 1875 Greek and Roman Ghost Stories E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger, Janet Blenkinship, Brian Janes, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (https://www.pgdp.net/) "Greek and Roman Ghost Stories" by Lacy Collison-Morley is a collection of classical narratives exploring ancient beliefs about spirits and the afterlife, written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the mythology and folklore surrounding ghosts in ancient Greece and Rome, providing insights into how these cultures viewed the supernatural and the connection between the living and the dead. The stories encompass various aspects of ghostly apparitions, haunting, and necromancy, revealing a rich tapestry of ancient beliefs. The opening of the work outlines foundational concepts regarding death and the afterlife as perceived by the ancients. It describes the belief in the souls of the dead returning to the earth, highlighting customs surrounding burial rites and the significance of honoring the deceased. The text reflects on the different types of spirits, including those of the unburied and the restless, as well as the elaborate rituals associated with appeasing restless spirits and ensuring peace for the deceased. This introductory content sets the stage for a deeper exploration of ghost stories that follow, establishing a thematic framework that bridges literature, mythology, and ancient religious practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ghosts GR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 172227 172020 2024-09-07T12:52:24.365593 2023-09-08T04:52:40.547751 text/html text/html 174153 2020-12-13T07:09:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 61302 2020-12-13T07:09:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 121489 2024-09-07T12:52:29.217538 application/epub+zip 121532 2024-09-07T12:52:25.831550 application/epub+zip 121532 2024-09-07T12:52:24.933602 application/epub+zip 245140 2024-09-07T12:52:31.645535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231457 2024-09-07T12:52:28.602565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231430 2022-09-08T09:42:10.608102 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 134998 134860 2024-09-07T12:52:23.898567 2023-09-08T04:52:40.099806 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 134637 2020-12-13T07:09:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 53187 2020-12-13T07:09:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 134694 2020-12-13T07:09:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 53160 2020-12-13T07:09:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19555 2024-09-07T12:52:31.782520 application/rdf+xml 14423 2024-09-07T12:52:25.292549 image/jpeg 3453 2024-09-07T12:52:25.110620 image/jpeg 117974 2024-09-07T12:52:24.380579 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog