单词 | panathenaean |
释义 | Panathenaeanadj. Greek History. = Panathenaic adj. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > social event > large or public event > [adjective] > relating to ancient Greek games Panathenaic1603 Panathenaean1715 1715 L. Theobald tr. Aristophanes Clouds iii. i. 43 I have redden'd with Indignation to see in your Panathenean festivals [Gk. Παναθηναίοις], that they scarce have Strength to hold up their Shields. 1775 R. Wood Ess. Homer 240 Could Homer have heard his Poems sung or recited, even at the Panathenæan Festival. a1856 J. G. Percival Greek Mountaineers in Poet. Wks. (1859) 242 Like him who at the Panathenian games..The bosom of the proud usurper gored. 1882 A. C. Swinburne Athens in Tristram of Lyonesse 179 None so glorious garland crowned the feast Panathenæan. 1931 Classical Philol. 26 325 Victors in the Panathenean games. 1997 Kirkus Rev. (Nexis) 15 May Athene opens strongly with a summary of Athena/Pallas/Minerva's classical heritage, particularly her significance in Athens' Panathenaean ceremony. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1715 |
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