Thargelia
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Thargelia was an ancient Athenian festival in honor of Apollo (and Artemis), marked by offerings of first fruits and purification rituals intended to protect and renew the community.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek festival
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ancient Athenian festival → religious festival → |
| associatedPolis |
Athens
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| associatedWithCity |
Athens
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| associatedWithDeityAspect |
Apollo as a god of agriculture and growth
→
Apollo as a god of purification → Artemis as a protector of young and fertility → |
| calendar |
Attic calendar
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|
| countryInAntiquity |
Classical Greece
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|
| culture |
Ancient Greek
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| dayCount |
2
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| dayOneFocus |
purification
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| dayTwoFocus |
thanksgiving and offerings
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| duration |
two days
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| festivalType |
apotropaic festival
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harvest-related festival → |
| hasCategory |
Ancient Athenian festivals
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Festivals of Apollo → Religious festivals in ancient Greece → |
| hasOfferingType |
agricultural produce
→
first fruits → |
| hasRitualType |
purification ritual
→
thanksgiving offering → |
| honoredDeity |
Apollo
→
Artemis → |
| intendedPurpose |
averting pollution
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protection of the community → renewal of the community → |
| languageContext |
Ancient Greek
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|
| linkedConcept |
catharsis
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communal protection → fertility → first-fruits offering → |
| mainLocation |
Athens
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| monthInAtticCalendar |
Thargelion
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| namedAfter |
month Thargelion
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| performedBy |
Athenian citizens
→
Athenian priests → |
| religion |
Ancient Greek religion
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| season |
late spring
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| timePeriod |
Archaic period of Ancient Greece
→
Classical period of Ancient Greece → |