Anthesteria
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Anthesteria was an ancient Athenian festival of Dionysus celebrating the new wine, fertility, and the spirits of the dead over three days each spring.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian religious festival
ⓘ
ancient Greek festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Keres
ⓘ
fertility ⓘ new vintage wine ⓘ new wine ⓘ spirits of the dead ⓘ underworld spirits ⓘ |
| celebratedIn | Athens ⓘ |
| culture |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| day1Name | Pithoigia ⓘ |
| day2Name | Choes ⓘ |
| day3Name | Chytroi ⓘ |
| duration | three days ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
celebration of life
ⓘ
contact with the dead ⓘ renewal of fertility ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Choes
ⓘ
Chytroi ⓘ Pithoigia ⓘ |
| honors | Dionysus ⓘ |
| involves |
masking
ⓘ
processions ⓘ ritual banquets ⓘ ritual exclusion of certain persons ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Athenian civic religion
ⓘ
Dionysian Mysteries ⓘ
surface form:
Dionysian mysteries
|
| locationOfMajorCelebration | Sanctuary of Dionysus in the Marshes ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Dionysus ⓘ |
| meaningOfChoes | Pitchers ⓘ |
| meaningOfChytroi | Pots ⓘ |
| meaningOfPithoigia | Jar-Opening ⓘ |
| namedAfter | month Anthesterion ⓘ |
| numberOfDays | 3 ⓘ |
| primaryRitual |
drinking contests
ⓘ
opening of wine jars ⓘ ritual meals for the dead ⓘ sacrifice to Dionysus ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| season | spring ⓘ |
| timeInAtticCalendar | month of Anthesterion ⓘ |
| typeOfFestival |
chthonic festival
ⓘ
fertility festival ⓘ wine festival ⓘ |