The Date of the Adonia at Athens
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20291408 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Francis Redding Walton |
| Year | 1938 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 65-72 |
| Publication date | 1938-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Harvard Theological Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0017-8160 • E-ISSN: 1475-4517 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0017816000029564 |
| OpenAlex | W2044489922 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
Three dates have been suggested for the celebration of the festival of Adonis at Athens, all of which have found adherents in recent years. Deubner, relying solely on the apparent evidence of vase-paintings, as interpreted by Hauser, placed the Adonia at the beginning of autumn. The only argument in favor of so late a date, that bunches of fresh grapes appeared in representations of the κῆποι 'Aδώνιδος' was disposed of by Nock, who pointed out that grapes were also kept until the feast of Choes, Anthesterion 12
Adonis · Ancient history · Argument (complex analysis) · Art · Art history · Literature · Painting · Poetry · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Chemistry · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.02 |
| Citation span | 1982 - 1982 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |