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1. Nancy Serwnt's
“The Female Athethic Costume at
the Heraia and Prenuptial Initiation”
Shannon, Bianca, Robert
2. Background on the Heraia Games
Girls custumes for the Heraia Games
Meaning of the custumes
3. One distintive aspect of Greek Culture was their
pursuit of sport. It was a means in which the
Greeks promoted and celebrated their ethnic
bonds
“No discussion has yet addressed in any detail, however, one of the most visible
manifestations of the Heraoa agon – the athethic dress of its participants. Indeed, the
icongraphy of the unusual athethic costume has been misunderstood and incorrectly
attributed”
4. What was the Heraia?
It was not very common for women to do athethics, and their
participation was very limited, the earliest competition open to them
were running contests
“A renouned Greek athethic festival in which females could compete
in running events” that took place every 4 years
There is no secure date but most evidence argues for a date between
700 and 600 B.C.
Its purpose was to honor the goddess Hera
It was organized by ran by 16 married women
only unmarried girls participanted, and were divided into three age
categories
Winners were given crowns of olive and a portion of the cow
sacrificed to Hera and were allowed to dedicate statues with their
names to Hera
5. Relationship to the Olympics
The Olympic games were held by the Greeks in honor of
Zues and were for men only. Therefore, the Heraia can be
seen as a kind of counterpart to that for women to honor
Hera.
Also, Serwint explains that the parallels between the two
festivals suggest they were held during the same time