Full Idea
An official Athenian war monument of 432 BCE says the souls of the dead will be received by the aither (the 'upper air'), though their bodies remain on earth.
Gist of Idea
In ancient Athens the souls of the dead are received by the 'upper air'
Source
Peter Watson (Ideas [2005], Ch.05)
Book Reference
Watson,Peter: 'Ideas: from fire to Freud' [Phoenix 2006], p.142
A Reaction
Intriguing. Did they think anything happened when they got there? There are also ideas about Hades, and the Isles of the Blessed floating around.