Kalathos in the context of "Greek lyric"

⭐ In the context of Greek lyric, a *kalathos* would have been most directly related to the creation of what essential component for performance?

Ad spacer

⭐ Core Definition: Kalathos

A calathus /ˈkæləθəs/ or kalathos /ˈkæləˌθɒs/ (Ancient Greek: κάλαθος, plural calathi or kalathoi κάλαθοι) was a basket resembling a top hat, used to hold wool or fruit, often used in ancient Greek art as a symbol of abundance and fertility. These baskets were made by weaving together reeds or twigs. They were typically used by women to store skeins of wool, but they had other uses in the household. In Roman times, there are reports for baskets of these sorts to be used in agricultural activities like bringing in the fruits from the fields.

The word was also used to describe ceramic vases designed in the shape of the calathus basket, which is the usual application in archaeology, since vases have survived while baskets have not.

↓ Menu

>>>PUT SHARE BUTTONS HERE<<<

👉 Kalathos in the context of Greek lyric

Greek lyric is the body of lyric poetry written in dialects of Ancient Greek.Lyric poetry is, in short, poetry to be sung accompanied by music, traditionally a lyre.It is primarily associated with the early 7th to the early 5th centuries BC, sometimes called the "Lyric Age of Greece", but continued to be written into the Hellenistic and Imperial periods.

↓ Explore More Topics
In this Dossier
LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Greek lyric ← Greek lyric poet
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Gnathia vases → Metropolitan Museum of Art → Ancient Greek language → Basket → Top hat → Ancient Greek art → Brygos Painter → Vase → Archaeology →