- The Crypteia, also
referred to as
Krypteia or
Krupteia (Gr****: κρυπτεία krupteía from κρυπτός kruptós, "hidden, secret"), was an
ancient Spartan state...
- of
snares and traps. In the case of the
Spartan krypteia, it was even a
human hunt. The
Spartan krypteia consisted of
young men
called agelai ('herds')...
-
Gillen describes the
Krypteia and
writes "Once a year, the
masters declare war on the helots." The
ephors were in
charge of the
Krypteia and
declaring war...
- of the
agoge who took part in the
mysterious institution known as the
Krypteia.
Thucydides states: The
helots were
invited by a
proclamation to pick out...
- from
civilian to
military members.
Blood wings Line-crossing
ceremony Krypteia, a rite
involving young Spartans, part of the
agoge regime of
Spartan education...
- of
Sparta after the kings. The
Spartiates were also the
source of the
krypteia, a sort of
secret police, which, by
measures such as ********ination and...
- ISBN 978-1-135-14365-7. Vidal-Naquet does
acknowledge that the
primary function of the
krypteia was to
terrorize Helots [...]. Vidal-Naquet,
Pierre (1981). Le ch****eur...
- boys. At the same time, the most
promising youths were
included in the
Krypteia. If they
survived the two
years in the
countryside they
would become full...
- reign. Due to his
special status,
Agesilaus likely became a
member of the
Krypteia, an
elite corps of
young Spartans going undercover in
Spartan territory...
- “invert” society,
escaping to
exotic regions and
sacrificial death. 1928
Krypteia Naomi Mitchison UK One of the
short stories included in the collection...
