Athenian religious calendar
E415692
The Athenian religious calendar was the structured yearly cycle of festivals, rituals, and sacred observances that organized religious life and civic identity in classical Athens.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Athenian calendar | 1 |
| Athenian religious calendar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4139440 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Athenian religious calendar Context triple: [Panathenaea, partOf, Athenian religious calendar]
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A.
Panhellenic cult of Apollo
The Panhellenic cult of Apollo was a widespread ancient Greek religious tradition centered on the worship of Apollo as a unifying deity of all Greek city-states, especially prominent at panhellenic sanctuaries like Delphi.
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B.
Delian cult of Apollo
The Delian cult of Apollo was an ancient Greek religious tradition centered on the worship of Apollo on the island of Delos, featuring major pan-Hellenic festivals, rituals, and myths tied to his divine birth and family.
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C.
Eleusinian Mysteries
The Eleusinian Mysteries were secretive initiation rites held annually at Eleusis in honor of Demeter and Persephone, promising participants spiritual renewal and a blessed afterlife.
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D.
Dionysian Mysteries
The Dionysian Mysteries were secretive ancient Greek religious rites devoted to Dionysus, involving ecstatic rituals, wine-fueled celebrations, and symbolic rebirth for initiates.
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E.
Panhellenic sanctuary network
The Panhellenic sanctuary network was a group of major religious and athletic centers in ancient Greece, such as Olympia and Delphi, that hosted pan-Hellenic festivals and served as unifying cultural hubs for the Greek world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Athenian religious calendar Target entity description: The Athenian religious calendar was the structured yearly cycle of festivals, rituals, and sacred observances that organized religious life and civic identity in classical Athens.
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A.
Panhellenic cult of Apollo
The Panhellenic cult of Apollo was a widespread ancient Greek religious tradition centered on the worship of Apollo as a unifying deity of all Greek city-states, especially prominent at panhellenic sanctuaries like Delphi.
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B.
Delian cult of Apollo
The Delian cult of Apollo was an ancient Greek religious tradition centered on the worship of Apollo on the island of Delos, featuring major pan-Hellenic festivals, rituals, and myths tied to his divine birth and family.
-
C.
Eleusinian Mysteries
The Eleusinian Mysteries were secretive initiation rites held annually at Eleusis in honor of Demeter and Persephone, promising participants spiritual renewal and a blessed afterlife.
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D.
Dionysian Mysteries
The Dionysian Mysteries were secretive ancient Greek religious rites devoted to Dionysus, involving ecstatic rituals, wine-fueled celebrations, and symbolic rebirth for initiates.
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E.
Panhellenic sanctuary network
The Panhellenic sanctuary network was a group of major religious and athletic centers in ancient Greece, such as Olympia and Delphi, that hosted pan-Hellenic festivals and served as unifying cultural hubs for the Greek world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian institution
ⓘ
civic calendar ⓘ religious calendar ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Apollo
ⓘ
Athena ⓘ Demeter ⓘ Dionysus ⓘ |
| associatedWithPolis | Athens ⓘ |
| basedOn | lunar year ⓘ |
| basisOf | Athenian festival cycle ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek ⓘ |
| firstMonthOfYear | Hekatombaion ⓘ |
| function |
coordinate public sacrifices
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schedule processions ⓘ structure civic time ⓘ |
| hadNumberOfMonths | 12 or 13 ⓘ |
| interactedWith |
Attic calendar
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surface form:
Athenian civil calendar
|
| linkedTo |
civic identity of Athens
ⓘ
religious life of Athenians ⓘ |
| majorFestival |
Anthesteria
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City Dionysia ⓘ Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ Lenaia ⓘ Oschophoria ⓘ Panathenaia ⓘ Pyanopsia ⓘ Rural Dionysia ⓘ Skirophorion ⓘ
surface form:
Skirophoria
Thargelia ⓘ Thesmophoria ⓘ |
| monthName |
Anthesterion
ⓘ
Boedromion ⓘ Elaphebolion ⓘ Gamelion ⓘ Hekatombaion ⓘ Maimakterion ⓘ Metageitnion ⓘ Mounichion ⓘ Poseideon ⓘ Pyanepsion ⓘ Skirophorion ⓘ Thargelion ⓘ |
| organized |
festivals
ⓘ
rituals ⓘ sacred observances ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Athenian magistrates
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian polis authorities
Athenian priesthoods ⓘ |
| sourceOfEvidence |
inscriptions
ⓘ
literary texts ⓘ sacrificial calendars ⓘ |
| timePeriod | classical period of Athens ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Classical Athens
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surface form:
classical Athens
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| usedIntercalaryMonths | yes ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Athenian religious calendar Description of subject: The Athenian religious calendar was the structured yearly cycle of festivals, rituals, and sacred observances that organized religious life and civic identity in classical Athens.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Athenian calendar