The kōmos (Ancient Greek: κῶμος; pl.: kōmoi) was a ritualistic drunken procession performed by revelers in ancient Greece, whose participants were known as kōmasts (κωμασταί, kōmastaí). Its precise nature has been difficult to reconstruct from the diverse literary sources and evidence derived from vase painting.

Oct 15, 2020 · It appears on many black-figure and red-figure cups and other ceramic vessels produced in the mainland Greece and beyond. In ancient writings, the word “komos” means a revel particularly in honour of Dionysos.

The Komast cup (also Comast cup) is a cup shape at the beginning of the development of Attic drinking cups. [1] Komast cups were widespread especially in Ionia and Corinth . Like other vase painters of the time, the Attic painters were under strong influence from Corinthian vase painting.

Comus was the ancient Greek god of revelry, merrymaking and festivity. He was the son and cup-bearer of the god Dionysus. Comus was depicted as either a winged youth or a satyriscus (child-satyr) with balding pate and asses' ears.

There is a small reserved exergue. Border: pair of false maeander units (nine- to ten-stroke; one anticlockwise, the other clockwise) alternating with blackened cross-square (cross-square omitted at 6 o'clock). EXTERIOR: komos. Side A (lower): …

Komast cup with komos scene, 575/565 BC. The KY Painter was an Attic black-figure vase painter. He was active between 585 and 570 BC. Besides the KX Painter, the KY Painter was the main representative of the Komast Group, which succeeded the Gorgon Painter. His conventional name was allocated by John Beazley. He is considered the less talented ...

DETAIL OF AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE LIP CUP, Originally a village festival, the komos comes to mean a revel, carousal, or procession of drinkers who sing and dance. It was probably an occasion for rude jokes exchanged with onlookers as well.

The Komast cup (also Comast cup) is a cup shape at the beginning of the development of Attic drinking cups. Komast cups were widespread especially in Ionia and Corinth. Like other vase painters of the time, the Attic painters were under strong influence from Corinthian vase painting.

Mar 27, 2025 · LONDON - The International Tennis Federation has settled its dispute with investment group Kosmos after their Davis Cup partnership was abruptly terminated in 2023.