Literally meaning companion and most closely conveyed by the word courtesan, hetairai were highly-educated and cultivated women who enjoyed some freedoms and privileges beyond the sphere of many ancient Greek women. The event itself was usually held in the andron, the men’s quarters of the household, and only males were invited as guests, although as can be seen on this scene women participated in other roles, as servants, performers and as hetairai. As well as being a common scene in Greek art, such as on this krater. The format and content of the symposium is well documented, featuring often in Greek literature including Plato’s Symposium, Xenophon’s Symposium and a number of Socratic dialogues. From the Greek word συμπίνειν meaning 'to drink together' it was an event held after a banquet, usually after the consumption of food, whereby the host and guests would drink wine for pleasure, reclining on couches, accompanied by conversation, music, dancing and recitation. Most of the names on the vase are inscribed.The symposium was a ritualised event in ancient Greece. On the reverse, Hera, Zeus, Athena, and Leto approach the seated Dionysos. The obverse depicts Dionysos with Ariadne and Herakles with Nike. In the present piece, the krater has a double wall openings at the top and bottom of the body allowed cold water to be poured in and to flow out.The figural scenes show Dionysos, god of wine, and Herakles, the hero and protégé of Athena, on Mount Olympos, the home of the gods. Its distinctive shape allowed it to contain wine and remain upright in a krater filled with cold water or snow. The psykter emerged at the end of the sixth century B.C. It is an image that is valid for other graphic or photo editors in OffiDocs such as Inkscape online and OpenOffice Draw online or LibreOffice online by OffiDocs.Obverse, Herakles and Dionysos in OlymposReverse, Dionysos with Olympian deitiesThis vase is the only known preserved example of a combination psykter and column-krater. Download or edit the free picture Terracotta psykter-column-krater (vase for chilling and mixing wine and water) for GIMP online editor.
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