CLST 101 Lecture Notes - Basileus, Thrice, Attic Calendar
1 Feb 2013
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In honor of dionysos (met him, god of wine) Month anthesterion (jan-feb) held at end of feb, already spring in greece. Drunken frenzy in alcoholic environments in drunken frenzy, dionysos dancing and tearing apart a wild animal. Lasted 3 days: 1st pithogia (jar opening) 2nd khoes (wine jar) khutrai (pots) 2nd day: the holy marriage of dionysos and wife of archon basileus (king arkhon), ship chariot, escorted into city dionysus. King arkhon in charge of religious matters. People started drinking a lot on 2nd day, parties, drinking contests . First drink of wine as a 3 yr old kid; rite of passage. Mortality of children high, first year was the first challenge, then from 1-3, no vaccinations, etc. Few representations of potentially drunk girls (women weren t allowed to have wine) Idea that on 3rd day, the dead would roam the city, offerings. Get out keres (evil demons), the anthesteria is over! . Boiled veggies, offered them to the dead.
