Statue of an ephebe (young athlete)
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Statue of an ephebe (young athlete)
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Published 2017-08-16T11:29:32+00:00
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An Ephebe is a Greek word for an adolescent or a social status reserved for that age in Antiquity. In regards to Greek mythology, the ephebe was a young man or initiate, around the ages of 17-18, who was put through a period of isolation from his prior community, usually the world of his mother, where he was a child in the community. The ephebe would need to hunt, rely on his senses, on aggression, stealth, and trickery to survive. At the end of the initiation, the ephebe was reincorporated back into society as a man. The idea was that if the community was ever threatened, its men would have these skills needed to protect it.
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Date de publication | 16/08/2017 |
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Titre | Statue of an ephebe (young athlete) |
Date | late 1st century B.C., early 1st century A.D. |
Période | Early Roman |
Medium | Marble |
Artiste | Unknown artist |
Localisation | Istanbul Museum of the Ancient Orient |
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