The North Court of the Erechtheion and the Ritual of the Plynteria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4537494 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary B Hollinshead (University of Rhode Island, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 119 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 177-190 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9114 • E-ISSN: 1939-828X |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3764/aja.119.2.0177 |
| OpenAlex | W2506989773 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 15 |
The north side of the uncanonical Temple of Athena Polias at Athens, conventionally called the Erechtheion, included a small paved court with banks of steps on the east and on the north against the Acropolis wall. The details of construction indicate that both the marble paving and the steps were built as part of the Erechtheion. This small, secluded North Court is a likely venue for the solemn ceremonies of the Plynteria and the Kallynteria, in which the ancient olive-wood statue of Athena Polias was taken out of the temple, bathed, and adorned. The unroofed, tightly integrated North Court reinforces the status of the Erechtheion as an innovative architectural composition
Acropolis · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Political science · Statue · Temple · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · History · Law
Buzyge und Palladion
Ritual and Communication in the Graeco-Roman World
Notes de topographie et d'architecture delphiques, VII
Klepsydra and the Paved Court of the Pythion
Architectural Studies Concerning the Acropolis of Athens
The True Aglaurion
In the Crypt under the North Portico of the Erechtheum
Erechtheum Papers. II
Erechtheum Papers. I
The Form of the Orchestra in the Early Greek Theater
The Burning of the Opisthodomos at Athens. I. The Date
Erechtheum Papers III. The Post-Persian Revision
"Erechtheum Papers IV. "The Building Called the Erechtheum
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |