Dionysia
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Dionysia was a major ancient Athenian festival in honor of Dionysus, celebrated with theatrical performances, processions, and revelry that became central to the development of Greek drama.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City Dionysia | 3 |
| Rural Dionysia | 2 |
| City Dionysia festival | 1 |
| Dionysia festival | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian festival
ⓘ
ancient Greek religious festival ⓘ festival of Dionysus ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athenian theater
ⓘ
Theatre of Dionysus ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| culture | ancient Greek culture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Dionysus ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dionysia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
City Dionysia
Lenaia ⓘ Dionysia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Rural Dionysia
choral performances ⓘ drinking and feasting ⓘ komos ⓘ phallus processions ⓘ processions ⓘ revelry ⓘ sacrificial rituals ⓘ theatrical competitions ⓘ |
| honorsDeity | Dionysus ⓘ |
| includesGenre |
comedy
ⓘ
satyr drama ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western theater
ⓘ
dramatic literature ⓘ |
| involves |
actors
ⓘ
chorus ⓘ citizen participation ⓘ judges for dramatic contests ⓘ |
| knownFor |
comedy competitions
ⓘ
development of Greek drama ⓘ satyr plays ⓘ tragedy competitions ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Athens ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
announcement of state matters
ⓘ
display of tribute from allies ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
Anthesteria
ⓘ
Thesmophoria ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| season | spring ⓘ |
| significance |
civic identity of Athens
ⓘ
public display of Athenian power ⓘ religious worship of Dionysus ⓘ |
| sponsorRole | choregos ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Classical Athens ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dionysia festival
this entity surface form:
City Dionysia festival
subject surface form:
Clouds
this entity surface form:
City Dionysia
this entity surface form:
City Dionysia
this entity surface form:
Rural Dionysia