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2328Kanephoroi  

Scope note

  • Title attributed to a young woman of a noble family who participated in religious processions in antiquity. She occupied a prominent position in the procession carrying a canister (basket) with offerings and the necessary utensils for the sacrifice. The number of kanephoroi who participated in the various religious processions (Dionysian, Panathenaic etc.) was not fixed.

Source

  • Χωρέμη 2007a

Contributor

  • Katsiadakis Helen (AA)

Creator

  • Chrysovitsanos Gerasimos (AA)

Notation

  • 2328

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https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/2328

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