Genesia festival
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Genesia festival was an ancient Athenian observance honoring and propitiating the dead, marked by offerings at graves and family tombs.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Athenian festival
ⓘ
mortuary rite ⓘ religious observance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
family tombs
ⓘ
graves ⓘ |
| category |
Ancestor veneration
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Ancient Athenian festivals ⓘ Funerary rites ⓘ |
| commemorated |
ancestors of the family
ⓘ
deceased relatives ⓘ |
| culture |
Ancient Athens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honored |
ancestors
ⓘ
the dead ⓘ |
| honoredClassOfBeings |
ancestors and forebears
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the dead of the family ⓘ |
| involvedRitual |
family-based commemorations
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placing offerings ⓘ visits to graves ⓘ |
| languageContext | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| observedBy | Athenian families ⓘ |
| observedIn | Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propitiated | the dead ⓘ |
| purpose |
honoring the dead
ⓘ
propitiating the dead ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | chthonic cult observance ⓘ |
| religiousSphere |
domestic cult
ⓘ
funerary cult ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Classical Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOffering |
offerings at family tombs
ⓘ
offerings at graves ⓘ |
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