Drunken helot

[Jona Lendering]

I am looking for the source about that drunken helot, who was shown to the Spartiates every year during a festival. Does anyone know?

[hoplite14gr]

I think Plutrarch "Lykoyrgos" and "Morals"

[Peter Raftos]

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.

[Paralus]

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...

[Jona Lendering]

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.

Thanks Peter!

[Peter Raftos]

No worries just pass the kylix...oh bugger ...make that a kantharos and I'll do a kordax on the trapeza..

[PMBardunias]

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

[hoplite14gr]

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:

[Peter Raftos]

You didn't know my father in law. He probably would have beaten me to it

[hoplite14gr]

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!)