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Ὦ τύμβος, ὦ νυμφεῖον, ὦ κατασκαφὴς οἴκησις αἰείφρουρος, οἷ πορεύομαι πρὸς τοὺς ἐμαυτῆς, ὧν ἀριθμὸν ἐν νεκροῖς πλεῖστον δέδεκται Φερσέφασσ' ὀλωλότων. → Tomb, bridal chamber, eternal prison in the caverned rock, whither I go to find mine own, those many who have perished, and whom Persephone hath received among the dead. | Tomb, bridal-chamber, deep-dug eternal prison where I go to find my own, whom in the greatest numbers destruction has seized and Persephone has welcomed among the dead.
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The Anthesteria (/ˌænθɪˈstɪəriə/; Ancient Greek: [[Ἀνθεστήρια]] [antʰestέːri.a], Feast of Flowers) was one of the four Athenian festivals in honor of Dionysus. It was held each year from the 11th to the 13th of the month of Anthesterion, around the time of the January or February full moon. The three days of the feast were called Pithoigia, Choës, and Chytroi. | |wketx=The Anthesteria (/ˌænθɪˈstɪəriə/; Ancient Greek: [[Ἀνθεστήρια]] [antʰestέːri.a], Feast of Flowers) was one of the four Athenian festivals in honor of Dionysus. It was held each year from the 11th to the 13th of the month of Anthesterion, around the time of the January or February full moon. The three days of the feast were called Pithoigia, Choës, and Chytroi. | ||
It celebrated the beginning of spring, particularly the maturing of the wine stored at the previous vintage, whose pithoi were now ceremoniously opened. During the feast, social order was interrupted or inverted, the slaves being allowed to participate, uniting the household in ancient fashion. The Anthesteria also had aspects of a festival of the dead: either the Keres (Κῆρες) or the Carians (Κᾶρες) were entertained, freely roaming the city until they were expelled after the festival. A Greek proverb, employed of those who pestered for continued favors, ran "Out of doors, Keres! It is no longer Anthesteria". | It celebrated the beginning of spring, particularly the maturing of the wine stored at the previous vintage, whose pithoi were now ceremoniously opened. During the feast, social order was interrupted or inverted, the slaves being allowed to participate, uniting the household in ancient fashion. The Anthesteria also had aspects of a festival of the dead: either the Keres (Κῆρες) or the Carians (Κᾶρες) were entertained, freely roaming the city until they were expelled after the festival. A Greek proverb, employed of those who pestered for continued favors, ran "Out of doors, Keres! It is no longer Anthesteria". | ||
The name is usually connected with anthes- (ἀνθεσ-), the combining form of ánthos (ἄνθος, 'flower'). This is cognate with Sanskrit andhas ('soma plant') and may have referred to the 'bloom' of the grape vine. The Cambridge ritualist A. W. Verrall, however, glossed the name as a Feast of Revocation (ἀναθέσσασθαι, anathessasthai, to "pray up") in reference to the aspects of the festival where the dead were considered to walk among the living. Harrison also regarded the Anthesteria as primarily concerned with placating ancestral spirits. | The name is usually connected with anthes- (ἀνθεσ-), the combining form of ánthos (ἄνθος, 'flower'). This is cognate with Sanskrit andhas ('soma plant') and may have referred to the 'bloom' of the grape vine. The Cambridge ritualist A. W. Verrall, however, glossed the name as a Feast of Revocation (ἀναθέσσασθαι, anathessasthai, to "pray up") in reference to the aspects of the festival where the dead were considered to walk among the living. Harrison also regarded the Anthesteria as primarily concerned with placating ancestral spirits. | ||
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|wkeltx=Τα Ανθεστήρια ήταν μεγάλη αρχαία ελληνική ετήσια εορτή προς τιμήν του Θεού Διονύσου, η οποία τελούνταν στην Αττική και σε πολλές ιωνικές πόλεις. Τα Ανθεστήρια φέρονται επίσης με τη γενικότερη ονομασία «Διονύσια». | |||
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|wkdetx=Die Anthesteria (altgriechisch Ἀνθεστήρια (Blumenfest), deutsch auch Anthesterien) waren ein Fest des attischen Festkalenders. Sie fanden an den drei Tagen vom 11. bis 13. des nach dem Fest benannten Monats Anthesterion statt, der sich mit den heutigen Monaten Februar und März überschnitt. Dabei hatte jeder der drei Tage eine andere Bedeutung mit verschiedenen Riten und Festabläufen. Sie wurden zu Ehren des Gottes Dionysos gefeiert, so wie vier bis fünf andere Feste innerhalb und außerhalb Athens. Als Grundlage des Festes galt die zweite stille Gärung des Weines. Das heißt, der Most aus dem Herbst des Vorjahres wurde in der Zwischenzeit in fertigen Wein umgewandelt. Der Name des Festes stammte von dem griechischen Wort ἄνθος (anthos), das sowohl als Epithet Ἀνθεύς des Dionysos den Frühlingsgott als auch wörtlich die einfachen Blüten bezeichnete. Dies weist auf die Funktion der Feierlichkeiten als Frühlingsfest zur Begrüßung des nahenden Lenz hin. Auch bekannt ist es unter dem Namen „ältere Dionysia“. | |||
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|wkestx=Las Antesterias (griego Ἀνθεστήρια, Anthestếria, del griego antiguo ἄνθος, anthos, flor, de ahí «fiesta de las flores») fue un festival griego ateniense, celebrado en honor de Dioniso, en Atenas. Tenían lugar del undécimo al decimotercer día del mes de Antesterión, octavo mes del calendario ático, que corresponde en el calendario gregoriano a finales de febrero y al principio de marzo. | |||
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|wkfrtx=Les Anthestéries (en grec ancien Ἀνθεστήρια / Anthestếria), sont une fête de la fin de l'hiver et une fête des morts célébrée dans la Grèce antique en l'honneur du dieu Dionysos. Fête de religion paysanne parmi les plus typiques qui se soient conservées, elles figurent au calendrier d'Athènes et de plusieurs autres cités. Elles ont lieu au moment de la végétation renaissante, du onzième au treizième jour du mois anthestérion, huitième mois du calendrier attique (dernier mois de l'année avant le 1er mars commençant la nouvelle année et la période de guerre), correspondant dans le calendrier grégorien à la fin de février et au début de mars. Elles revêtaient durant les trois journées de leur célébration un double aspect, à la fois joyeux et funèbre. | |||
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|wkittx=Le Antesterie erano delle feste celebrate in onore di Dioniso, in ambiente ionico-attico, che avevano a che fare direttamente col piacere del vino e con il "fiorire primaverile". Questi giorni di festa cadevano infatti nel mese di Antesterione (a cavallo fra febbraio e marzo) con l'avvicinarsi della primavera. Ad Atene venivano chiamate "antiche Dionisie" per distinguerle dalle "grandi Dionisie" più recenti e introdotte infatti da Pisistrato nel VI secolo a.C. | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:09, 24 March 2024
Wikipedia EN
The Anthesteria (/ˌænθɪˈstɪəriə/; Ancient Greek: Ἀνθεστήρια [antʰestέːri.a], Feast of Flowers) was one of the four Athenian festivals in honor of Dionysus. It was held each year from the 11th to the 13th of the month of Anthesterion, around the time of the January or February full moon. The three days of the feast were called Pithoigia, Choës, and Chytroi.
It celebrated the beginning of spring, particularly the maturing of the wine stored at the previous vintage, whose pithoi were now ceremoniously opened. During the feast, social order was interrupted or inverted, the slaves being allowed to participate, uniting the household in ancient fashion. The Anthesteria also had aspects of a festival of the dead: either the Keres (Κῆρες) or the Carians (Κᾶρες) were entertained, freely roaming the city until they were expelled after the festival. A Greek proverb, employed of those who pestered for continued favors, ran "Out of doors, Keres! It is no longer Anthesteria".
The name is usually connected with anthes- (ἀνθεσ-), the combining form of ánthos (ἄνθος, 'flower'). This is cognate with Sanskrit andhas ('soma plant') and may have referred to the 'bloom' of the grape vine. The Cambridge ritualist A. W. Verrall, however, glossed the name as a Feast of Revocation (ἀναθέσσασθαι, anathessasthai, to "pray up") in reference to the aspects of the festival where the dead were considered to walk among the living. Harrison also regarded the Anthesteria as primarily concerned with placating ancestral spirits.
Wikipedia EL
Τα Ανθεστήρια ήταν μεγάλη αρχαία ελληνική ετήσια εορτή προς τιμήν του Θεού Διονύσου, η οποία τελούνταν στην Αττική και σε πολλές ιωνικές πόλεις. Τα Ανθεστήρια φέρονται επίσης με τη γενικότερη ονομασία «Διονύσια».
Wikipedia DE
Die Anthesteria (altgriechisch Ἀνθεστήρια (Blumenfest), deutsch auch Anthesterien) waren ein Fest des attischen Festkalenders. Sie fanden an den drei Tagen vom 11. bis 13. des nach dem Fest benannten Monats Anthesterion statt, der sich mit den heutigen Monaten Februar und März überschnitt. Dabei hatte jeder der drei Tage eine andere Bedeutung mit verschiedenen Riten und Festabläufen. Sie wurden zu Ehren des Gottes Dionysos gefeiert, so wie vier bis fünf andere Feste innerhalb und außerhalb Athens. Als Grundlage des Festes galt die zweite stille Gärung des Weines. Das heißt, der Most aus dem Herbst des Vorjahres wurde in der Zwischenzeit in fertigen Wein umgewandelt. Der Name des Festes stammte von dem griechischen Wort ἄνθος (anthos), das sowohl als Epithet Ἀνθεύς des Dionysos den Frühlingsgott als auch wörtlich die einfachen Blüten bezeichnete. Dies weist auf die Funktion der Feierlichkeiten als Frühlingsfest zur Begrüßung des nahenden Lenz hin. Auch bekannt ist es unter dem Namen „ältere Dionysia“.
Wikipedia ES
Las Antesterias (griego Ἀνθεστήρια, Anthestếria, del griego antiguo ἄνθος, anthos, flor, de ahí «fiesta de las flores») fue un festival griego ateniense, celebrado en honor de Dioniso, en Atenas. Tenían lugar del undécimo al decimotercer día del mes de Antesterión, octavo mes del calendario ático, que corresponde en el calendario gregoriano a finales de febrero y al principio de marzo.
Wikipedia FR
Les Anthestéries (en grec ancien Ἀνθεστήρια / Anthestếria), sont une fête de la fin de l'hiver et une fête des morts célébrée dans la Grèce antique en l'honneur du dieu Dionysos. Fête de religion paysanne parmi les plus typiques qui se soient conservées, elles figurent au calendrier d'Athènes et de plusieurs autres cités. Elles ont lieu au moment de la végétation renaissante, du onzième au treizième jour du mois anthestérion, huitième mois du calendrier attique (dernier mois de l'année avant le 1er mars commençant la nouvelle année et la période de guerre), correspondant dans le calendrier grégorien à la fin de février et au début de mars. Elles revêtaient durant les trois journées de leur célébration un double aspect, à la fois joyeux et funèbre.
Wikipedia IT
Le Antesterie erano delle feste celebrate in onore di Dioniso, in ambiente ionico-attico, che avevano a che fare direttamente col piacere del vino e con il "fiorire primaverile". Questi giorni di festa cadevano infatti nel mese di Antesterione (a cavallo fra febbraio e marzo) con l'avvicinarsi della primavera. Ad Atene venivano chiamate "antiche Dionisie" per distinguerle dalle "grandi Dionisie" più recenti e introdotte infatti da Pisistrato nel VI secolo a.C.
