Haloa
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Haloa was an ancient Athenian festival in honor of Demeter and Dionysus, associated with fertility, agriculture, and often characterized by women-only rites and licentious celebrations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Haloa canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian festival
ⓘ
ancient Greek religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
ⓘ
female sexuality ⓘ fertility ⓘ rural life ⓘ wine ⓘ |
| celebratedIn | Athens ⓘ |
| celebratedInRegion | Attica ⓘ |
| cultCenter | Eleusis ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Greek polytheism
ⓘ
classical Athens ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
ancient Greek lexicographers
ⓘ
scholia ⓘ |
| foodTaboo | foods associated with Demeter’s myths ⓘ |
| honorsDeity |
Demeter
ⓘ
Dionysus ⓘ |
| includedActivity |
display of symbolic phallic objects
ⓘ
drinking wine ⓘ ritual banquets ⓘ sexual joking ⓘ use of obscene language ⓘ |
| linkedCult | Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
agricultural cycle
ⓘ
fertility of animals ⓘ fertility of fields ⓘ fertility of humans ⓘ sowing season ⓘ |
| locationType |
rural sanctuaries
ⓘ
sanctuary of Demeter ⓘ
surface form:
sanctuaries of Demeter
sanctuaries of Dionysus ⓘ |
| monthInAtticCalendar | Poseideon ⓘ |
| organizer |
polis of Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian state
priestesses of Demeter ⓘ |
| primaryParticipants | women ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
ensuring agricultural abundance
ⓘ
ensuring community fertility ⓘ propitiation of Demeter ⓘ propitiation of Dionysus ⓘ |
| ritualCharacter |
licentious celebrations
ⓘ
obscene jesting ⓘ sacred feasting ⓘ women-only rites ⓘ |
| season | winter ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
female solidarity
ⓘ
regulation of sexuality ⓘ |
| timeInSolarCalendar |
December
ⓘ
January ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.