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The Mutilation of the Herms

Pictures related to the so-called "mutilation of the herms," a city-wide act of vandalism that led to a sort of witch hunt in Athens in 415 B.C. The incident is…
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Eva Keuls suggests that Athens' women were behind the mutilation of the herms. I discuss her theory in section 14 of my book(let) The Mutilation of the Herms: Unpacking an Ancient Mystery -- http://www.amazon.com/The-Mutilation-Herms-Unpacking-ebook/dp/B007JKKR5M Data Driven Marketing, Commerce Marketing, Ancient Athens, Ancient Greece, Art Of Manliness, Aleta, Ancient Mysteries, University Of California, Reign
Eva Keuls suggests that Athens' women were behind the mutilation of the herms. I discuss her theory in section 14 of my book(let) The Mutilation of the Herms: Unpacking an Ancient Mystery -- http://www.amazon.com/The-Mutilation-Herms-Unpacking-ebook/dp/B007JKKR5M
Diocleides allegedly saw the hermokopidae milling around the Theater of Dionysus in the middle of the night before they'd vandalized the statues. He had woken up early because he had to walk down to Laurium in southern Attica, some 20 or 25 miles away, to collect a payment from a slave who was working the silver mines there. Attica, How To Wake Up Early, Nea, Milling, Dionysus, Allegedly, Athens, Statues
Diocleides allegedly saw the hermokopidae milling around the Theater of Dionysus in the middle of the night before they'd vandalized the statues. He had woken up early because he had to walk down to Laurium in southern Attica, some 20 or 25 miles away, to collect a payment from a slave who was working the silver mines there.
A symposium scene on a red-figure vase. It was at parties such as this that the Eleusinian Mysteries were performed, outside of their appropriate context. It was a great sacrilege that was uncovered during the Athenians' investigation into the vandalism of the herms. Ancient Art, Ancient Greek, Ancient Greece Facts, Guy Debord, Parc A Theme, Classical Greece, Greek Pantheon, Grece Antique, Greek Statues
A symposium scene on a red-figure vase. It was at parties such as this that the Eleusinian Mysteries were performed, outside of their appropriate context. It was a great sacrilege that was uncovered during the Athenians' investigation into the vandalism of the herms.
Aristophanes refers to the hermokopidae--literally "herm choppers"--in lines 1093-1094 of his play Lysistrata: "If you're smart [he says to a chorus of men sporting huge erections], you'll close your coats lest the hermokopidae see you." Classic Literature, Classic Books, Solomon Northup, The Joy Luck Club, Upton Sinclair, Ken Kesey, Fear And Trembling, Amy Tan, Shirley Jackson
Aristophanes refers to the hermokopidae--literally "herm choppers"--in lines 1093-1094 of his play Lysistrata: "If you're smart [he says to a chorus of men sporting huge erections], you'll close your coats lest the hermokopidae see you."
Cover of the paperback version of The Mutilation of the Herms. Herodotus Histories, Hamel, Greek Gods, Createspace, True Stories, Mystery, Writing, Version
The Mutilation of the Herms: Unpacking an Ancient Mystery
Cover of the paperback version of The Mutilation of the Herms.
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The Mutilation of the Herms: Unpacking an Ancient Mystery
The cover of my Kindle book, The Mutilation of the Herms: Unpacking an Ancient Mystery
Our principal source for the mutilation of the herms is Andocides' speech On the Mysteries. Book Club Books, Book 1, Book Nerd, Roman History Books, 1 Century, Athenian, Amazon Books, Ancient History, Constitution
Our principal source for the mutilation of the herms is Andocides' speech On the Mysteries.
A fragment of one of the inscriptions that recorded the sale of property confiscated from those found guilty in the scandals of 415 B.C. Scandal, Guilty, City Photo, Records, Witch, Property, Sale, Funny
A fragment of one of the inscriptions that recorded the sale of property confiscated from those found guilty in the scandals of 415 B.C.
The Temple of Hephaestus, in Athens' agora, where Diocleides allegedly talked to one of the hermokopidai, Euphemus. Greek And Roman Mythology, Greek Islands, Gazebo, Temple, Outdoor Structures
The Temple of Hephaestus, in Athens' agora, where Diocleides allegedly talked to one of the hermokopidai, Euphemus.
The charismatic Alcibiades, who had been appointed as general of the upcoming expedition to Sicily, was implicated in the profanation of the Mysteries. Alfons Mucha, Andrew Bird, Alex Grey, Anais Nin, Alberto Moravia, Lorenzo Bernini, Marble Bust
The charismatic Alcibiades, who had been appointed as general of the upcoming expedition to Sicily, was implicated in the profanation of the Mysteries.
This 17th-century engraving by Pietro Testa depicts the drunken Alcibiades interrupting a more sedate get-together (as described by Plato in his dialogue Symposium). Canvas Print Wall, Framed Prints, Socrates, British Museum, Goldfish, Woodcut, Gifts In A Mug
This 17th-century engraving by Pietro Testa depicts the drunken Alcibiades interrupting a more sedate get-together (as described by Plato in his dialogue Symposium).
The Theater of Dionysus, near the Acropolis in Athens, where Diocleides said he saw the hermokopidai ("herm-choppers") gathered before they went out to mutilate the statues. Acropolis, Archaeological Site, Under Construction, Unesco, Dolores Park, Sunrise
The Theater of Dionysus, near the Acropolis in Athens, where Diocleides said he saw the hermokopidai ("herm-choppers") gathered before they went out to mutilate the statues.
The investigation into the mutilation of the herms led to the discovery of a series of unrelated offenses: the profanation of the Eleusinian Mysteries. Pictured is an excavation site at Eleusis, some 20 miles northwest of Athens. Wroclaw, Vilnius, Patras, Umea, Stavanger, Aarhus, Reykjavik, Monuments, Empire Romain
The investigation into the mutilation of the herms led to the discovery of a series of unrelated offenses: the profanation of the Eleusinian Mysteries. Pictured is an excavation site at Eleusis, some 20 miles northwest of Athens.
The herms were mutilated in late May or early June of 415 B.C., shortly before the Athenians launched their expedition to Sicily. The expedition would end in disaster two years later. Product Launch, Expedition, June, Early, Green, Sicily, Mediterranean Sea, Greece
The herms were mutilated in late May or early June of 415 B.C., shortly before the Athenians launched their expedition to Sicily. The expedition would end in disaster two years later.
A red-figure vase from the early fifth century B.C. showing a herm. Ancient Greek Art, Greek Pottery, Ancient Pottery, Ancient Artifacts, Erotic Art, Occult, Deities
A red-figure vase from the early fifth century B.C. showing a herm.