Heraia
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Heraia was an ancient Greek women’s athletic festival and footrace held at Olympia in honor of the goddess Hera.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek athletic festival
ⓘ
women’s sporting event ⓘ |
| ageGroups | three age categories for girls ⓘ |
| associatedWithSanctuary |
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
ⓘ
surface form:
Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia
|
| associatedWithTemple | Temple of Hera at Olympia ⓘ |
| attireOfRunners |
right shoulder bare to the breast
ⓘ
short chiton cut above the knee ⓘ |
| culturalRole | earliest known women’s athletic competition in Greece ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Hera ⓘ |
| documentedBy | Pausanias ⓘ |
| festivalType | local festival of Elis at Olympia ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | men excluded as competitors ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Ancient Greek festivals
ⓘ
sanctuary of Olympia ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Olympia
Religious sports festivals ⓘ Women in ancient Greek sport ⓘ |
| hasEventType | footrace ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| heldAt | Olympia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honors | Hera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedToCityState | Elis ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| namedAfter | Hera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizers | 16 women from Elis ⓘ |
| participants |
girls
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| prize |
olive wreath
ⓘ
portion of sacrificial meat ⓘ right to dedicate statues or inscriptions to Hera ⓘ |
| raceCourse | stadion track at Olympia ⓘ |
| raceDistance |
about two thirds of the Olympic stadion race
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approximately 160 meters ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Greek polytheistic religion ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | cult festival of Hera ⓘ |
| ritualElement |
sacrifices to Hera
ⓘ
weaving of a peplos for Hera ⓘ |
| separateFrom | Olympic Games ⓘ |
| timePeriodDocumented | 2nd century CE (Pausanias’ account) ⓘ |
| usesVenueOf |
Stadium of Olympia
ⓘ
surface form:
Olympic Games stadion
|