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Drunken helot - Jona Lendering - 06-03-2010
I am looking for the source about that drunken helot, who was shown to the Spartiates every year during a festival. Does anyone know?
Re: Drunken helot - hoplite14gr - 06-03-2010
I think Plutrarch "Lykoyrgos" and "Morals"
Re: Drunken helot - Peter Raftos - 06-03-2010
Jona it is mentioned in a number of places. Here is what I have found so far:
Plutarch's Moralia, 455E; Plutarch's Life of Lycurgus, chap. xxviii (57A); Life of Demetrius, chap. i (889A); Plato, Laws, 816E; Clement of Alexandria, Paedagogus, III chap. viii ad init. (41.5); Diogenes Laertius, I.103.
Re: Drunken helot - Paralus - 06-03-2010
Ok! Ok already! It was me...
Please allow me to introduce myself
I'm a helot and know my place
I drink around here every year
And full of wine they'll show my face...
Re: Drunken helot - Jona Lendering - 06-03-2010
Quote:Jona it is mentioned in a number of places. Here is what I have found so far:Thanks Peter!
Plutarch's Moralia, 455E; Plutarch's Life of Lycurgus, chap. xxviii (57A); Life of Demetrius, chap. i (889A); Plato, Laws, 816E; Clement of Alexandria, Paedagogus, III chap. viii ad init. (41.5); Diogenes Laertius, I.103.
Re: Drunken helot - Peter Raftos - 06-04-2010
No worries just pass the kylix...oh bugger ...make that a kantharos and I'll do a kordax on the trapeza..
Re: Drunken helot - PMBardunias - 06-04-2010
If you don't have Kennell's "The Gymnasium of virtue", you can read large sections of it on Google books now: http://books.google.com/books?id=u_eAP7 ... &q&f=false
Re: Drunken helot - hoplite14gr - 06-06-2010
Quote:No worries just pass the kylix...oh bugger ...make that a kantharos and I'll do a kordax on the trapeza..
Hicks! You should... hicks! done that.. hicks! before your wedding... hicks!
Now... hicks! drink to... hicks! forget! (passes out!) :mrgreen:
Re: Drunken helot - Peter Raftos - 06-07-2010
You didn't know my father in law. He probably would have beaten me to it
Re: Drunken helot - hoplite14gr - 06-07-2010
Quote:You didn't know my father in law. He probably would have beaten me to it
Hicks! OK (hicks!) Dive into the (hicks!) krater (hicks!) Passing out (hicks!) helps (hicks!)