Attic Symposia
During the classical period Attic symposia played a crucial role in the reception and transmission of lyric poetry. According to ancient testimonia, they were an occasion for the reperformance of Alcman’s compositions too. Excerpts of Alcman’s partheneia were desacralized and were imported in a new sympotic context. Moreover, Alcman’s partheneia in Attic symposia would have been reperformed not by a maiden chorus but by young males.
The singing of Spartan partheneia by Attic symposiasts could have had consequences over their performers. Partheneia originally belonged to an initiative context and were sang by Spartan maidens that belonged to the Spartan elite. Participation in Attic symposia helped the young symposiasts to pass through a kind
The singing of Spartan partheneia by Attic symposiasts could have had consequences over their performers. Partheneia originally belonged to an initiative context and were sang by Spartan maidens that belonged to the Spartan elite. Participation in Attic symposia helped the young symposiasts to pass through a kind