festival key words- Great Panathenaia

Question 1

amphora

Answer 1

large storage jar for olive oil, awarded as prize for winners of events at GP-athena depicted on one side and the even on the other

Question 2

apobates

Answer 2

even on 6th day of GP, fully armoured charioteers got off , ran beside and jumped back on

Question 3

Great Panathenia

Answer 3

every 4 yrs, lager version of Panathenaia festival to celebrate Athenas b-day (mid July)

Question 4

Athena

Answer 4

patron diety of athens, goddess honoured at GP, b-day celebrated during festival

Question 5

Aulos

Answer 5

flute like instrument, accompanied a singer

Question 6

Dipylon Gate

Answer 6

at edge of city, starting point for panathenaic procession

Question 7

kithara

Answer 7

harp like instrument, accompanied singer

Question 8

pankration

Answer 8

fighting event with no eye gouging or biting, a mixture of boxing and wrestling

Question 9

pannychis

Answer 9

all night celebration took place on Acropolis on evening before procession, singing and dancing praising Athena

Question 10

Parthenon

Answer 10

temple to Athena, Panathenaic procession on frieze, procession brought large peplos to the Parthenon for Athena Parthenos

Question 11

pentathlon

Answer 11

5 events; long jump(with weights) javelin(with leather thong) discus, running, wrestling

Question 12

peplos

Answer 12

a greek dress, purple and yellow cloth, woven,

Question 13

rhapsodes

Answer 13

poet recited part of Iliad or Odyssey in competition, excellent memory

Question 14

Stadion

Answer 14

sprint race which was one length of stadium

Question 15

tribal contests

Answer 15

4 events, 10tribes competed; strength test, boat race, war dance and torch race - winner of torch race lights alter for sacrifice of 100 animals to Athena