Metageitnion
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Metageitnion was a month in the ancient Athenian calendar, occurring in late summer and associated with various civic and religious activities.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian month
ⓘ
month ⓘ unit of time ⓘ |
| approximateGregorianRange | July–August ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
migration
ⓘ
relocation of households ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Apollo Metageitnios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendarRegion | Attica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendarType | city-state calendar ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | Classical Greek period ⓘ |
| civicCalendarFunction | used for scheduling assemblies and civic business ⓘ |
| culture | Classical Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalHeldInMonth | Metageitnia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalHonoredDeity | Apollo Metageitnios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Hekatombaion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| greekName | Μεταγειτνιών NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| monthNumberInAtticYear | 2 ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Greek "metageitnizein" meaning "to change one’s neighborhood" or "to move house" ⓘ |
| positionInYear | second month of the Athenian year ⓘ |
| precedes | Boedromion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCityOfUse | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedCalendar | other Greek polis calendars ⓘ |
| religiousCalendarFunction | regulated timing of sacrifices and festivals ⓘ |
| religiousRole | month for civic and religious activities ⓘ |
| season | late summer ⓘ |
| timeSystem | lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 29 or 30 days ⓘ |
| usedBy | ancient Athenians ⓘ |
| usedInCalendar |
Attic calendar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Athenian calendar ⓘ |
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