Panathenaic Way
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The Panathenaic Way was the main processional road in ancient Athens, running from the city gate through the Agora up to the Acropolis and serving as the route for major religious and civic festivals.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Panathenaic Way canonical | 7 |
| Panathenaic Road | 1 |
| πομπὴ Παναθηναίων (Panathenaic procession route) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient road
ⓘ
processional route ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Panathenaic Way
ⓘ
surface form:
Panathenaic Road
|
| archaeologicalSite |
traces near Acropolis slopes
ⓘ
visible remains in Athenian Agora ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Athena ⓘ |
| connects |
Acropolis of Athens
ⓘ
Ancient Agora of Athens ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian Agora
Dipylon Gate to Acropolis ⓘ
surface form:
Dipylon Gate
|
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
central axis of civic life in Athens
ⓘ
route for presentation of peplos to Athena ⓘ |
| featureOf | urban plan of Athens ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
linking city gate to Acropolis
ⓘ
staging of public ritual ⓘ symbolic expression of Athenian identity ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin |
Panathenaea
ⓘ
surface form:
Panathenaic Festival
|
| heritageStatus | important monument of classical Athens ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Athens
ⓘ
Attica ⓘ Greece ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | ancient literary sources ⓘ |
| partOf |
Classical Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Athens
|
| passesThrough |
Ancient Agora of Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian Agora
|
| relatedFestival | Panathenaia ⓘ |
| religiousRole | route for offerings to Athena Polias ⓘ |
| routeType | processional street ⓘ |
| terminatesAt |
Acropolis summit
ⓘ
Propylaea ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Classical Athens
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| topographicalRole | main north–south axis through Agora ⓘ |
| urbanContext |
Acropolis summit
ⓘ
surface form:
Acropolis plateau
Agora hill ⓘ Kerameikos in Athens ⓘ
surface form:
Kerameikos
|
| usedBy |
Athenian citizens
ⓘ
athletes and victors in festivals ⓘ musicians in processions ⓘ religious officials ⓘ sacrificial animals ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Panathenaea
ⓘ
surface form:
Panathenaic procession
|
| usedFor |
Panathenaea
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Panathenaia
Panathenaia ⓘ
surface form:
Lesser Panathenaia
Panathenaea ⓘ
surface form:
Panathenaic Festival
civic processions ⓘ religious processions ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Panathenaic Road
this entity surface form:
πομπὴ Παναθηναίων (Panathenaic procession route)