Encyclopedia results for Anthesteria

1. Anthesteria
   
   Anthesteria , one of the four Athens Athenian festivals in honour of Dionysus Dionysia , was held annually .... The Anthesteria also have aspects of a festival of the dead who freely roamed the city, comparable ..
   
   
   
   
2. Gerarai
   
   and participated in the festival of Anthesteria , among other duties. Fourteen in all, they were ... or king . One of their primary duties during the Anthesteria was to assist in performing the sacred ..
   
   
   
   
3. Basilinna
   
   of Anthesteria , the basilinna was given as the ceremonial bride to Dionysus . She was attended to by the gerarai ... was already betrothed to Dionysus. See also Anthesteria Ariadne Gerarai References Otto, Walter ..
   
   
   
   
4. Rosalia
   
   Rosalia is the Latin term for Greek Anthesteria literally, rose festival . It may also refer to people called Rosalia Saint Rosalia placenames Rosalia, Washington Santa Rosalía , the name of several places ..
   
   
   
   
5. Festivals of Dionysus
   
   was the performance and judging of tragedy tragedies and Greek comedy comedies The Anthesteria , held ..
   
   
   
   
6. Lenaia
   
   also Dionysia Anthesteria References Sir Arthur Pickard Cambridge. The Dramatic Festivals of Athens ..
   
   
   
   
7. Basileus
   
   cases. His wife had to marry Dionysus at the Anthesteria . Similar vestigial offices called basileus ... University Press 1991 . See also Anthesteria , Dionysus festival in which a basilinna , wife of the archon ..
   
   
   
   
8. All Souls' Day
   
   Prayer for the dead Office of the Dead Samhain , Halloween Anthesteria Day of the Dead Zaduszki ..
   
   
   
   
9. Keres (Greek mythology)
   
   During the festival known as Anthesteria , the Keres were driven away. Their Roman equivalents ..
   
   
   
   
10. Pandora's box
    
    of the Athenian rite performed on the first day of the Anthesteria. It is more general in content ..
    
    
    
    
11. Koliva
    
    Greek panspermia , a mixture of cooked seeds and nuts were offered during the festival of the Anthesteria ..
    
    
    
    
12. Typology of Greek Vase Shapes
    
    G438.jpg Oinochoe Shape 1 Image Lampadedromia Louvre N3357.jpg Oinochoe Shape 2 Image Oinoche Anthesteria ..
    
    
    
    
13. Jane Ellen Harrison
    
    . p 163 . Thus she began her book with analyses of the best known of the Athenian festivals Anthesteria ..
    
    
    
    
14. Dionysia
    
    poet Philemon 185 BC Laines 183 BC Philemon 154 BC Chairion See also Panathenaia Anthesteria Lenaia ..
    
    
    
    
15. Ancient Greece and wine
    
    festivals were held throughout the year in honor of the God of wine. Anthesteria was held in February ..
    
    
    
    
16. Attic calendar
    
    month, the Anthesteria . While the month naming festivals of Pyanepsia, Thargelia and Skira were ..
    
    
    
    
17. Pandora
    
    of the Anthesteria. It is more general in content it is in fact simply a representation of ideas ..
    
    
    
    
18. Slavery in ancient Greece
    
    and family cults they were expressly invited to join the banquet of the Choes , second day of the Anthesteria ..
    
    
    
    

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