Pithoigia
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Pithoigia is the opening day of the ancient Athenian Anthesteria festival, marked by the ceremonial opening and tasting of new wine jars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pithoigia canonical | 2 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek festival day
ⓘ
religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedObject |
new vintage wine
ⓘ
pithoi (large wine jars) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athenian polis religion
ⓘ
Dionysus ⓘ |
| calendar | Athenian festival calendar ⓘ |
| culture |
Classical Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Athens
|
| etymology | derived from Greek "pithos" (wine jar) and "igein" (to open) ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Choes
ⓘ
Chytroi ⓘ |
| hasRole | opening day of the Anthesteria festival ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fertility
ⓘ
renewal ⓘ transition from old to new wine ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| location |
Athens
ⓘ
Attica ⓘ |
| mainRitual |
opening of new wine jars
ⓘ
tasting of new wine ⓘ |
| partOf | Anthesteria ⓘ |
| period | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| religiousAspect | ritual dedication of wine to Dionysus ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Dionysian cult ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
celebration of new wine
ⓘ
honoring Dionysus as god of wine ⓘ |
| sequenceInFestival |
Anthesteria
ⓘ
surface form:
first day of Anthesteria
|
| socialAspect | communal drinking of new wine ⓘ |
| timeWithinYear | month of Anthesterion ⓘ |
| typeOfActivity |
public religious celebration
ⓘ
wine-related ritual ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.