Sacred Cakes in Ancient Greece — WHE Article Discussion

Sacred cakes in ancient Greece were baked loaves, biscuits, pastries, and sponges sweetened with honey (meli) and prepared as unburnt offerings to the gods and goddesses and other divine beings. Unburnt offerings were substitutes for or a complement to animal sacrifices whose bones and fat would then be burnt on the altar while their meat would be served in a cultic feast.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1827/sacred-cakes-in-ancient-greece/.