Lenaia festival
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The Lenaia festival was an ancient Athenian celebration in honor of Dionysus, featuring dramatic competitions—especially comedies—held during the winter months.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lenaia | 0 |
| Lenaia dramatic competition | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dionysian festival
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ancient Athenian religious festival ⓘ festival with dramatic competitions ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Athenian state
NERFINISHED
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archon basileus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeityAspect |
Dionysus Lenaios
NERFINISHED
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Dionysus as god of theatre ⓘ Dionysus as god of wine ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Classical Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
Athenian drama
ⓘ
Old Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| audience |
Athenian citizens
ⓘ
resident metics ⓘ |
| awarded | prizes for dramatic performances ⓘ |
| calendar | Athenian lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek culture ⓘ |
| featuredEvent |
choral performances
ⓘ
comic competitions ⓘ dramatic competitions ⓘ processions ⓘ sacrifices ⓘ |
| festivalType |
city Dionysia-type festival
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urban festival ⓘ |
| governingPolis | Athenian polis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredDeity | Dionysus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredThrough |
public performances
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public sacrifices ⓘ ritual processions ⓘ |
| includedCompetition |
choral groups
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comic playwrights ⓘ tragic playwrights ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Athens
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Attica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monthHeld | Gamelion ⓘ |
| primaryGenre | comedy ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
City Dionysia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rural Dionysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCategory | Greek polytheistic ritual ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
cult of Dionysus
NERFINISHED
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seasonal fertility rites ⓘ wine-related rites ⓘ |
| seasonHeld | winter ⓘ |
| secondaryGenre | tragedy ⓘ |
| theatricalSignificance |
important venue for Athenian Old Comedy
ⓘ
platform for new comic plays ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
4th century BCE
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5th century BCE ⓘ Classical period of Ancient Greece ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Lenaia dramatic competition