GHOST LORE: Roman Necromancy and the Shades of Ancient Greece

Send us comments, suggestions and ideas here! In this week’s episode we explore the well-documented history of ghosts as they were recorded in classical Greek and Roman culture, owing to older motifs that originated in Sumeria. In the free side of the show we discuss Greek skepticism, spooky Roman holidays to propitiate the dead and an eerily vivid description of Thessalian necromancer Erichtho including a lengthy example of her method of invocation. I probably cursed myself reading. In the extended show we discuss the classical relationship between ghosts and dreams, the restless shades that dead Roman Emperors tend to produce, a revenant love story and what it means when the specter happens to be an enormous woman. Thank you and enjoy the show.In this week’s episode we discuss:Ancient Sumerian Afterlife Roman Ghost Rituals and Ghost HolidaysAncient Ghost Hauntings Necromancy: Erichto of Thessaly Ancient Skepticism: Lucian of SamosataPliny the Younger’s Accounts of Ghosts In the extended episode available at www.patreon.com/TheWholeRabbit we go further and discuss:Dream VisitationsRestless Roman EmperorsA Revenant Love StoryWarning ApparitionsWhere to Invoke Achilles  This episode was written by Tim Hacker and Luke Madrid with additional commentaries by Heka Astra and Mari SamaWhere to find The Whole Rabbit:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0AnJZhmPzaby04afmEWOAVInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_whole_rabbitTwitter: https://twitter.com/1WholeRabbitOrder Stickers: https://www.stickermule.com/thewholerabbitOther Merchandise: https://thewholerabbit.myspreadshop.com/Music By Spirit Travel Plaza:https://open.spotify.com/artist/30dW3WB1sYofnow7y3V0Yo Sources:All About History: History of Ghosts: Featuring Over 55 of the World's Most Famous Ghostshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/1805214942?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_9PD5K4HEMNQ52W63XDAD&bestFormat=trueGREEK AND ROMAN GHOST STORIES BY LACY COLLISON-MORLEYhttps://a.co/d/0bFBEHKlErichtohttps://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Latin/PharsaliaVImaster.phpSupport the show