…In ancient Greece, the drinking sprees at festivals were a way of exaggerating fertility, as well as sexual frenzy. At the Athenian festival of Anthestēria (part of the Dionysia), people were given plenty of wine and a kind of tournament was held in which the first person to empty their cup was declared the winner. In this frenzy, the established social order was often rejected. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Anthestēria" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…古代ギリシアでは,祭りに酒を痛飲することが,性の狂乱と同じように,多産を誇張することになっていた。アテナイのアンテステリアAnthestēriaの祭(ディオニュシア祭の一環)には,人びとはいやというほど酒を振る舞われ,一種の勝抜戦が行われて,最も早く盃をからにしたものが勝者となった。こうした狂乱の世界では,既成の社会秩序がしばしば否定される。… ※「Anthestēria」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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