pˈɑːɹθɛniz bᵻlˈɔŋd tə ðɪ ɑːɹtˈɪstɪk ɡɹˈuːp "hjˌuːmɐnˈiːɾəz" ðæt wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən baɪ dˈiːfənbˌɑːx ɔnðə "hˈɪmɪlhˌɑːf" ɪn ˈoʊbɚ sˈæŋkt vˈeɪt, ænd bɪkˌeɪm ðə nˈuːklɪəs ʌvðɪ ˈɜːli ɔːltˈɜːnətˌɪv mˈuːvmənt ɔːɹ lˈaɪf ɹᵻfˈɔːɹm.
Parthenis belonged to the artistic group "Humanitas" that was founded in 1897 by Diefenbach on the "Himmelhof" in Ober Sankt Veit, and became the nucleus of the early alternative movement or life reform.