Percussion Music in Athenian Religious Rituals and Festivals

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ID4807685
AuthorsAngeliki Liveri (0009-0004-9287-3884, Ministère de l'Agriculture, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume115
Issue115
Pages67-92
Publication date2021-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePallas (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-0387 • E-ISSN: 2272-7639
PublisherOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/pallas.19830
OpenAlexW4312512495
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited29

This paper examines literary descriptions and visual depictions of percussion instruments (cymbals, crotala and tympana) and their players, mainly on vase- paintings, in Athenian religious rituals and festivals. The focus will be on festivities in honor of Adonis (Adonia), Aphrodite (Aphrodisia for Aphrodite Ourania, in the Gardens, Pandemos, Hetaira) and Dionysos (Lenaia, Athesteria). Selected depictions of such events on Attic vases from the Archaic to the Classical times will be presented. This paper aims to highlight their use, their association with the deities and their significance for the worshippers-participants and furthermore for the religious and cultural life of Athens

Art · Honor · Literature · Painting · Percussion · Visual arts · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History

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