Chalkeia

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Chalkeia was an ancient Athenian festival associated with craftsmen and metalworkers, particularly honoring the god Hephaestus and the goddess Athena as patrons of skilled labor.

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Chalkeia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Athenian festival
religious festival
associatedCityState polis of Athens
associatedWith artisans
craftsmen
metalworkers
country Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
culturalContext Athenian civic religion
culturalSphere Greek world
hasTheme craftsmanship
metalworking
skilled labor
technology and craft
honoursAspectOfAthena Athena as patron of crafts
honoursAspectOfHephaestus Hephaestus as patron of smiths
honoursDeity Athena
Hephaestus
languageOfName Ancient Greek
linkedDeityCult cult of Athena
cult of Hephaestus
mainLocation Athens
patronDeityRole Athena
surface form: Athena Ergane

Hephaestus as god of metalworking
religion Ancient Greek religion
religiousFunction veneration of craft deities
socialFunction integration of craftsmen into civic cult
recognition of artisans
timePeriod Classical Athens
Hellenistic period
surface form: Hellenic period
typeOfWorkHonored manual labor
technical skill

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Hephaestus festival Chalkeia