Festival of Drunkenness
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The Festival of Drunkenness was an ancient Egyptian celebration honoring the lioness goddess Sekhmet, marked by ritual intoxication, music, and dancing to appease her destructive power and ensure protection and fertility.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Festival of Drunkenness canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian religious festival
ⓘ
religious celebration ⓘ |
| associatedMyth |
myth of Sekhmet’s pacification with beer
ⓘ
myth of the Destruction of Mankind ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sekhmet
ⓘ
surface form:
lioness goddess Sekhmet
|
| celebratedAt |
Karnak Temple Complex
ⓘ
surface form:
Temple of Mut at Karnak
Thebes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| culturalFunction |
securing divine favor for the coming year
ⓘ
warding off plague and disaster ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
inscriptions at Karnak
ⓘ
temple reliefs ⓘ |
| frequency | annual festival ⓘ |
| genderAspect |
prominent role of women in ritual performance
ⓘ
strong association with female deities ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to appease Sekhmet’s destructive power
ⓘ
to ensure fertility ⓘ to ensure protection ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
all-night vigils
ⓘ
drinking large quantities of beer ⓘ ecstatic dancing ⓘ music performances ⓘ sexual symbolism ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
dancing
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ music ⓘ protection ⓘ ritual intoxication ⓘ |
| honors | Sekhmet ⓘ |
| involves |
participation of lay worshippers
ⓘ
participation of priests ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Hathor
ⓘ
Ra ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Sekhmet ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Hathoric festivals of music and dance
ⓘ
New Year festivals in ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| socialRole |
communal celebration
ⓘ
royal-sponsored ritual ⓘ |
| symbolism |
connection between intoxication and divine ecstasy
ⓘ
renewal of cosmic order ⓘ transformation of destructive power into benevolence ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Period of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Late Period Egypt
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
New Kingdom Egypt
|
| usesSubstance |
beer
ⓘ
wine ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.