Anteia was written by the comic poet Philyllius. This comic poet’s career seems to have spanned approximately from the 410s BCE to 390 BCE. One of his comedies won 1st prize at a Lenaea festival in the 390s and he won 1st prize at an unknown Dionysia. His fellow comedian Strattis credited him with being the first Attic Old Comic to use real torches on stage.
My favorite random line from Philyllius’ fragments: “The most important element of health is to breathe clean and unsullied air.”
THE PLAY
ANTEIA – This comedy was an example of the sub-genre of Attic Old Comedy called Hetaera Plays. The term hetaera is often lazily translated as “prostitute” but the reality was a bit more complex. I’ve always felt that “kept woman” would be a better way to capture the concept. Hetaerae (plural) did NOT walk the streets and were not just for quickies like the lower-level prostitutes. They had their own luxurious digs with the expenses being footed by whichever wealthy man was enjoying bedroom privileges at the moment.
A hetaera could move from man to man or keep one man for extended periods. What they were was openly known but the hetaerae occupied the top rung in the open “sex for pay” business in ancient Greece. Political figures could be publicly known as a hetaera’s steady man and it was not a career ender, but the man would be in for a lot of ribbing in the comedies of the time, usually as the butt of jokes pointing out how such an “ugly” man could ONLY get such a beautiful sex partner by paying her. Continue reading
The NAIA’s Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference at last finalized their new conference name and logo. The KIAC has long included colleges and universities from Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia as well as Kentucky, so in a way this move was long overdue. However, it is a nice way of celebrating the league’s 100th anniversary this year.
SOUTHERN STATES ATHLETIC CONFERENCE – OPENING ROUND – The 10th seeded COLLEGE OF COASTAL GEORGIA MARINERS got things going against the 7 seeds – the BETHEL (TN) WILDCATS. The Mariners put the Wildcats on Upset Alert by Halftime with a 39-31 lead, then held on for a 74-69 victory. Dominic Early led the Mariners with a Double-Double of 22 points and 11 rebounds. ### And the 8th seeded LOYOLA (New Orleans) WOLFPACK had no trouble with the 9th seeded UNIVERSITY OF MOBILE RAMS, defeating them 70-53. 
Balladeer’s Blog dislikes and distrusts American Liberals and Conservatives equally. When American Liberals – with their ridiculously smug “more cosmopolitan than thou” attitude – brag about their Pet Muslims who take offense at all things Western, just do what I do: 
FRONTIER CONFERENCE – OPENING ROUND – The top two seeds in this conference get a Bye to the 2nd Round. Yesterday pitted the 6 seeds – the UNIVERSITY OF GREAT FALLS ARGONAUTS – against the 3rd seeded MONTANA-WESTERN BULLDOGS. The Argonauts shocked the nation, toppling the Bulldogs in a 67-64 game for the ages! ### And the other game from the Frontier Conference last night presented the 4th seeded ROCKY MOUNTAIN COLLEGE BATTLIN’ BEARS taking on the 5th seeded MONTANA STATE- NORTHERN LIGHTS. The Battlin’ Bears advanced with a 78-66 win. 
Balladeer’s Blog continues its examination of the grand and exciting Hawaiian epic about the goddesses Pele and Hi’iaka. 
CALIFORNIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE – CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – The top seeded CAL MARITIME ACADEMY KEELHAULERS continued their dynasty, winning another conference title. This time the Keelhaulers (how can you not like that name) defeated the LA SIERRA COLLEGE GOLDEN EAGLES in Overtime by a score of 90-86. * THE KEELHAULERS ARE CAL PAC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS * 
“It is strange that we [Muslims] believe we have the right to condemn such statements (criticism of Islam) rather than address the implications of some of our extremist curricula, our education, and our regimes, and be ashamed [of them]… It is strange that we condemn [the West] instead of addressing what is happening in our midst – the extremist ways in which we interpret the shari’a and our reactionary attitudes towards each other and the world.” 
