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The Kanephoros (Ancient Greek: Κανηφόρος (pl. Κανηφόροι Kanephoroi), latinate plural form Canephorae, refers to "Basket Bearer(s)") was an honorary term for young, unmarried women chosen to lead a festival in Ancient Greece.

  • Brulé, Pierre (translated by Antonia Nevill). Women of Ancient Greece. Edinburgh University Press, 2003, ISBN: 0-7486-1643-8, 2003.
  • Dillon, Matthew. Girls and Women in Classical Greek Religion. Routledge, 2003, ISBN: 0-415-31916-1.
  • Goff, Barbara E. Citizen Bacchae: Women’s Ritual Practice in Ancient Greece. University of California Press, 2004, ISBN: 0-520-23998-9.
  • Roccos, Linda Jones. "The Kanephoros and her Festival Mantle in Greek Art", American Journal of Archaeology, Vol. 99, No. 4, October 1995, pp. 641–666.

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  • Egastinai frieze Louvre MR825

    East frieze of the Parthenon from the so-called Ergastinai (Ἐργαστῖναι "weavers") section, possibly depicting the kanephoroi handing the kanoun to the male figure on the extreme left. Louvre, MR825.

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