Ritual Performance as Training for Daughters in Archaic Greece

This article explores the education of girls through the performance of choral ritual by focusing on the myths through which instruction was given. It finds in the Louvre Partheneion of Alcman, Sappho's ceremonial poetry, and the fragments of Telesilla and Corinna a recurrent theme of male viol...

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Published in:Phoenix (Toronto) Vol. 54; no. 1/2; pp. 1 - 20
Main Author: Ingalls, Wayne B.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Toronto Classical Association of Canada 01-04-2000
University of Toronto Press
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Summary:This article explores the education of girls through the performance of choral ritual by focusing on the myths through which instruction was given. It finds in the Louvre Partheneion of Alcman, Sappho's ceremonial poetry, and the fragments of Telesilla and Corinna a recurrent theme of male violence in response to female sexuality related to the foundation of some rite or institution, and it describes the lessons such myths contained./Étude de l'éducation des filles à travers la célébration de rites choraux, en s'attachant aux mythes par lesquels une part de l'instruction était dispensée. Le Partheneion d'Alcmène au Louvre, la poésie cérémonielle de Sappho et les fragments de Telesilla et de Corinne sont porteurs d'un thème commun, celui de la violence masculine face à la sexualité féminine. Ce thème est lié à la fondation de certains rites et de certaines institutions. De plus, l'article décrit les leçons véhiculées par ces mythes.
ISSN:0031-8299
1929-4883
DOI:10.2307/1089087