Festivals

Question 1

Panathenaia

Answer 1

Annual festival of Athena’s birthday (on 28th Hekatombaion)

Question 2

Great Panathenaia

Answer 2

Festival every 4 years to Athena, with music/athletics competitions

Question 3

Panathenaic amphora

Answer 3

Jar containing olive oil as a prize. Picture of Athens and an event on it

Question 4

Apobates

Answer 4

Chariot race-rider jumps off chariot then gets on

Question 5

Dipylon gate

Answer 5

Hate in city wall of Athens-start of torch race

Question 6

Pankration

Answer 6

“All strength”- fighting event where eye-gouging and biting were forbidden

Question 7

Pannychis

Answer 7

All night celebration in Panathenia night before procession

Question 8

Peplos

Answer 8

Greek dress-life size one for Athena Polish and large one carried as sail of ship gong from Athens to Parthenon every 4th year

Question 9

Rhapsode

Answer 9

Person reciting poetry (usually Odyssey of Iliad)

Question 10

City Dionysia

Answer 10

Festival in Athens honouring Dionysus (drama competition was main event)

Question 11

Archon

Answer 11

Magistrate in charge of Dionysia

Question 12

Choregos

Answer 12

Chorus director who paid for a set of plays as part of a super-tax

Question 13

Dithyramb

Answer 13

Chorus dance for Dionysus

Question 14

Komos

Answer 14

Party in streets for Dionysus

Question 15

Pompe

Answer 15

Procession on first day of City Dionysia

Question 16

Satr-play

Answer 16

Myth plays performed after tragedy (for relief), involving satrs (half goat,half human)

Question 17

Lupercalia

Answer 17

Festival on 15th February for Lupercus. Associated with Romulus. Sacrifice of dogs/goats.Men raced/whipped people with animal strips for fertility

Question 18

Lupercal

Answer 18

Cave in Palatine hill where Romulus and Remus were suckled by wolf (in Lupercalia)

Question 19

Luperci

Answer 19

Priest of Lupercus,chosen by noble men of Rome for festival

Question 20

Lupercus

Answer 20

Roman god of fertility and purification

Question 21

Saturnalia

Answer 21

Roman festival for Saturn (17th-23rd December) celebrating new light, rebirth and positive future)

Question 22

Amphora

Answer 22

Large storage jar for olive oil; awarded as prizes for events at Great Panathenaia

Question 23

Aulos

Answer 23

Flute-like

Question 24

Athena

Answer 24

Patron deity of Athens;honoured at Great Panathenaia (birthday celebrated at festival)

Question 25

Kithara

Answer 25

Harp-like

Question 26

Parthenon

Answer 26

Temple to Athens-depicted Panathenaic procession on frieze-large peplos brought

Question 27

Pentathlon

Answer 27

Event consisting of 5 events-long jumps, javelin, discus, running and wrestling

Question 28

Stadion

Answer 28

Sprint race the length of stadium (Great Panathenaia)

Question 29

Tribal contests

Answer 29

4 events in which 10 tribes competed-strength test,boat race,war dance competition,torch race Winner of torch race lit altar for 100 animal sacrifice

Question 30

Comedy

Answer 30

Play in which lighter side of life shown-slaves shown as masters ,women more important than men,politicians mocked 5 comic plays

Question 31

Dionysus

Answer 31

God of fertility and recreation-honoured at City Dionysia

Question 32

Libation

Answer 32

Drink offering was poured to Olympian gods at start of second day (City Dionysia)

Question 33

Theoric fund

Answer 33

Money paid to poor to attend festival (City Dionysia)

Question 34

Tragedy

Answer 34

Mythical play-showed human suffering & asked moral questions to audience; 3 playwrights would each enter 3 tragic plays in contest

Question 35

Palatine hill

Answer 35

Location of race, runners covered by animal skin strips ran around base of hill whipped by animal skin (Lupercalia)

Question 36

Pilots

Answer 36

Symbol of freedom-small felt cap-worm by men (Saturnalia)

Question 37

Saturn

Answer 37

God of sowing and time,statue of Saturn placed on table at feasts on day of (Saturnalia)