The antique Greek dance, after sculptured and painted figures . Fig. 50J. 272 THE DANCERS. chic enthusiasm which the Satyrs express in their exaggeratedmovements is here exhibited with a facility that suggests playrather than dancing. The name Komos is applied not only to the bacchic follies whichW- followed the feasts in the homes of the rich, but to bands of hilarious dancers who roamed the streets in noisyprocessions. \ Sometimes they would stopa sober citizen and insist upon serenadinghim; they even invaded houses and tookpart in the diversions of the of the Komos customs w
The antique Greek dance, after sculptured and painted figures . Fig. 50J. 272 THE DANCERS. chic enthusiasm which the Satyrs express in their exaggeratedmovements is here exhibited with a facility that suggests playrather than dancing. The name Komos is applied not only to the bacchic follies whichW- followed the feasts in the homes of the rich, but to bands of hilarious dancers who roamed the streets in noisyprocessions. \ Sometimes they would stopa sober citizen and insist upon serenadinghim; they even invaded houses and tookpart in the diversions of the of the Komos customs were used inthe Phallic processions. The Komostaiwere made up of the most important citi-zens and the most ignorant peasants, allof whom were worshipers of Dionysos, andthe wine-gods dance made one as good asanother. In all this fantastic play therewas one rule of dancing that held: eachdancer danced to please himself, withoutregard for the step of any other. Theresult was chaos, of which the disorder of the Bacchanales is only animitation. 416. That the simple citizens were not among t
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