Panathenaia
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Athenian civic festival
ancient Greek religious festival
annual Panathenaic festival
major Panathenaic festival
The Panathenaia was the principal Athenian festival in honor of the goddess Athena, featuring religious rites, athletic and musical contests, and a grand procession to the Acropolis.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Great Panathenaia | 6 | 0 |
| Lesser Panathenaia | 1 | 1 |
| Panathenaic peplos | 0 | 1 |
| Panathenaicus | 0 | 1 |
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian civic festival
→
ancient Greek religious festival → annual Panathenaic festival → major Panathenaic festival → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Panathenaea
→
surface form:
Panathenaic Festival
|
| associatedWith |
Panathenaic Way
→
olive tree of Athena → |
| culturalRole |
celebration of Athena as city patron
→
celebration of military power → expression of Athenian civic identity → |
| dedicatedTo |
Athena
→
surface form:
Athena Polias
|
| depictedOn |
Parthenon sculptures
→
surface form:
Parthenon frieze
|
| festivalType |
civic identity festival
→
state festival → |
| frequency |
annual
→
every four years → |
| hasComponent |
athletic contests
→
boat race → chariot races → distribution of olive oil prizes → distribution of sacrificial meat → equestrian contests → expanded athletic contests → expanded musical contests → greater sacrifices → musical contests → night festival (pannychis) → poetic contests → presentation of peplos to Athena → procession → pyrrhic dance competitions → regatta at Piraeus → religious rites → rhapsodic recitations of Homer → sacrificial rituals → torch race → tribal competitions → |
| hasVariant |
Panathenaea
→
surface form:
Great Panathenaia
Panathenaia self-linksurface differs →
surface form:
Lesser Panathenaia
|
| honoredDeity | Athena → |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek → |
| linkedTo |
Panathenaea
→
surface form:
Peisistratid tyranny (reorganization of festival)
Theseus →
surface form:
Theseus (mythical founder of festival)
|
| mainLocation |
Acropolis of Athens
→
Athens → |
| mainOffering |
hecatomb of cattle
→
woven peplos garment → |
| mainSanctuary |
Old Temple of Athena
→
the Parthenon →
surface form:
Parthenon
|
| organisedBy |
Athenian state
→
archon basileus → |
| originPeriod | Archaic period of Greece → |
| participants |
Athenian citizens
→
Athenian magistrates → Athenian metics → Athenian women → Athenian youths → foreign envoys → |
| prizesIncluded |
Panathenaic amphorae filled with olive oil
→
crowns → |
| processionDestination | altar of Athena on the Acropolis → |
| processionRoute | Dipylon Gate to Acropolis → |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Panathenaic peplos
this entity surface form:
Lesser Panathenaia
this entity surface form:
Panathenaicus