Panathenaea

American  

[pan-ath-uh-nee-uh] / ˌpæn æθ əˈni ə /

Also Panathenaia

noun

1. a festival in honor of the goddess Athena, celebrated yearly in ancient Athens, with each fourth year reserved for greater pomp, marked by contests, as in athletics and music, and highlighted by a solemn procession to the Acropolis bearing a peplos embroidered for the goddess.

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Panathenaea British  

/ pæˌnæθɪˈniːə /

noun

1. (in ancient Athens) a summer festival on the traditional birthday of Athena

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Example Sentences

Meursius, in his Panathenaea and Reliquiae Atticae, has collected from ancient authors many particulars concerning this Peplus.

From How to See the British Museum in Four Visits by Jerrold, W. Blanchard

At any rate, we know that in the 6th century B.C. a recitation of the poems of Homer was one of the established competitions at the Panathenaea, held once in four years.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" by Various

There were five celebrations of this game at Athens, of which the most noted was at the Panathenaea, where horsemen often contended.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 by Various

Another festival, the Panathenaea, which had been instituted only a few years before his rise to power, became under his rule, and thanks to his policy, the chief national festival of the Athenian state.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

It was also performed in the Panathenaea by Ephebi at the expense of the Choragus, but this was probably only a mimetic performance and not warlike.

From The Dance (by An Antiquary) Historic Illustrations of Dancing from 3300 B.C. to 1911 A.D. by Anonymous