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Headword: Φαλλοφόροι
Adler number: phi,58
Translated headword: phallophoroi, phallus-wearers
Vetting Status: low
Translation:
Erect-phallus-men, improvisors. Kinds of musicians. And some used to wear a wreath of ivy, but the Ithyphalloi had masks of drunkards and flowered sleeves, and a chiton down to their ankles. But the Phallophoroi used to cover their faces with a papyrus skin, wearing wreaths of ivy and violets.
Greek Original:
Φαλλοφόροι: ἰθύφαλλοι, αὐτοκάβδαλοι. ἰδέαι μουσικῶν. καὶ οἱ μὲν κιττοῦ στέφανον ἐφόρουν, οἱ δὲ Ἰθύφαλλοι προσωπεῖα μεθυόντων εἶχον καὶ χειρῖδας ἀνθινάς, καὶ χιτῶνα μέχρι τῶν σφυρῶν. οἱ δὲ Φαλλοφόροι ἐκ βύβλου δέρματος ἔσκεπον τὰς ὄψεις, κιττῷ καὶ ἴοις στεφανούμενοι.
Notes:
From Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 14.622B (14.16 Kaibel).
cf. iota 250, iota 251, sigma 327
Keywords: gender and sexuality; historiography
Translated by: Catharine Roth on 9 August 2011@20:02:01.
Vetted by:
David Whitehead (augmented note; more keywords; cosmetics) on 10 August 2011@03:53:15.
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