Panathenaea

[ pan-ath-uh-nee-uh ]

/ ˌpæn æθ əˈni ə /

noun

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.

Also Pan·ath·e·nai·a

[pan-ath-uh-ney-uh]. /ˌpæn æθ əˈneɪ ə/.

Words nearby Panathenaea

Pan-Asian, Pan-Asianism, panatela, panatella, panatheism, Panathenaea, Panathenaic, panatrophy, Panay, pan-broil, pancake

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Example sentences from the Web for Panathenaea

The most celebrated festival of the city-goddess was the Panathenaea at Athens and other places.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7|Various
Mr. Verrall supposes the "Cyclic" poems, as well as our Homer, to have been recited at the Panathenaea.
The World of Homer|Andrew Lang
Here he established the worship of Athena, instituted the Panathenaea, and built an Erechtheum.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7|Various
It deals merely with the legalised recitation of Homeric poetry, and of that poetry alone, at the Panathenaea.
The World of Homer|Andrew Lang

The Panathenaea, at which the new robes for the image of he goddess were carried through the city, spread like a sail on a mast.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Panathenaea

Panathenaea

/ (pæˌnæθɪˈniːə) /

noun

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	panathenaea
释义	Panathenaea [ pan-ath-uh-nee-uh ] / ˌpæn æθ əˈni ə / noun 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. Also Pan·ath·e·nai·a [pan-ath-uh-ney-uh]. /ˌpæn æθ əˈneɪ ə/. Words nearby Panathenaea Pan-Asian, Pan-Asianism, panatela, panatella, panatheism, Panathenaea, Panathenaic, panatrophy, Panay, pan-broil, pancake Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Panathenaea The most celebrated festival of the city-goddess was the Panathenaea at Athens and other places. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7\|Various Mr. Verrall supposes the "Cyclic" poems, as well as our Homer, to have been recited at the Panathenaea. The World of Homer\|Andrew Lang Here he established the worship of Athena, instituted the Panathenaea, and built an Erechtheum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7\|Various It deals merely with the legalised recitation of Homeric poetry, and of that poetry alone, at the Panathenaea. The World of Homer\|Andrew Lang The Panathenaea, at which the new robes for the image of he goddess were carried through the city, spread like a sail on a mast. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7\|Various British Dictionary definitions for Panathenaea Panathenaea / (pæˌnæθɪˈniːə) / noun (in ancient Athens) a summer festival on the traditional birthday of Athena Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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