Panathenaea
plural noun
Pan·ath·e·naea
ˌpaˌnathəˈnēə
: the annual or quadrennial festivities of ancient Athens in honor of Athena celebrated in their greater form for several days during the third year of each olympiad and including a great procession in which the people marched to the acropolis bearing an embroidered peplos for their tutelary goddess and also athletic, musical, equestrian, and other contests
Panathenaean adjective
¦⸗ˌ⸗⸗¦nēən
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek panathēnaia, from pan- + Athēnaia, from Athēna, Athēnē, major Greek deity, goddess of war, fertility, arts, and wisdom
- make a poor fist of
- make a pretense
- make a pretense of
- make a promise
- make a quick exit
- make a run at
- make a run for
- make a run for it
- make a sale
- make a scene
- make a selection
- make a shiver run down someone's spine
- make a shiver run up someone's spine
- make a show
- make a song and dance about
- make a song and dance about (something)
- make a song and dance about something
- make a spectacle of oneself
- make a splash
- make a stab at
- make a start
- make a stop
- make a study of
- make a virtue (out) of necessity
- make a virtue of necessity