In Greek Mythology What happens if you don't have a proper burial?

Question

What happens if you don't have a proper burial? What will happen to you in the Underworld?

Answer 1

If you don't have the proper burial you can not cross the river Styx and therefore cant get into Hades or Elysium and will be forced to wander along the river's edge for eternity.

Answer 2

We have evidence that 5000-2000yrs bc.The greeks buried thier dead in limestine graves.Sometimes multiple people in one tomb By the 500-200yrs the burial was carried out in 3 stages.The body was washed and dressed.This was always done by women.
The body was moved to place of burial.Here friends and guests could honor,and rejoice the life of the deperted
The body was cremated or interred in tomb
Men were interred according to rank(clothes)Women were likewise interred as mothers,marriedor maidens(clothes)Women always with earrings,necklace and sometimes with a bracelet
It was customary to pottery and trinkets in the tomb.The departed of all ages and sex.Had thier eyes and mouth closed.A small coin was placed in the mouth So they could pay charon,the ferryman to take them across the river styx to hades

Answer 3

Your shade is doomed to roam the earth seaching for a way to cross the river Styx. The only way for the to cross is if someone will give them the coins in their mouth to give Charon to pass over. Once there they are still doomed to for ever relive their death and they are constantly hungry. They only feed on blood.

Answer 4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hades
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Underworld
Funeral Rites were essential if the soul of the dead was to be allowed into the Underworld.

If the dead did not recieve the Rites they would be doomed to wander the banks of the River Styx.

During the funeral a coin was placed in the dead persons mouth so as to pay the fare to Charon who was the ferryman of dead souls across the river Styx.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styx_(mythology)

http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/dbag/hd_dbag.htm
http://www.morbidoutlook.com/nonfiction/articles/2002_11_greekfuneral.html

Answer 5

you'll be sent to Hades untill you have a proper burial

Answer 6

u won't get to heaven (their type of heavon)