Greek festivals Flashcards
How many days of the Greek year were given over to celebrations?
Around 140
Panathenaia
An annual Athenian festival celebrating Athena’s birthday
Great Panathenaia
Athenian festival that took place every four years and was longer than the Panathenaia
Why was it the most important part of the year?
Athena was the patron Goddess of Athens
Who was believed to have founded the Panathenaia?
Theseus
Day 1 of the Great Panathenaia
Day 2 of the Great Panathenaia
Day 3 of the Great Panathenaia
Day 4 of the Great Panathenaia
Day 5 of the Great Panathenaia
Day 6 of the Great Panathenaia
Day 7 of the Great Panathenaia
Day 8 of the Great Panathenaia
1) Rhapsodic and musical contests
2) Boys’ and youths’ athletics
3) Men’s athletics
4) Equestrian events
5) Tribal contests
6) All-night celebration, procession and sacrifice
7) Apobates and boat race
8) Prize-giving
What was recited at the rhapsodic contests?
Passages from the ‘Iliad’ and the ‘Odyssey’
Panathenaic amphora?
What was depicted on the Panathenaic amphorae?
Storage jars containing olive oil given as prizes at the Great Panathenaia
Athena and the sport in which it was won
Who was believed to have introduced wrestling as a sport?
What was not allowed in wrestling?
Why was boxing so dangerous?
Thesues after defeating Cercyon of Eleusis
Biting, kicking or punching
Most of the blows were to the head
Pentathlon?
Equestrian events?
What are Apobates?
Discus, javelin, long jump, stadion and wrestling
Chariot race, javelin contest
‘dismounter’- a chariot race in which the rider would dismount and remount his chariot
What are Apobates?
‘dismounter’- a chariot race in which the rider would dismount and remount his chariot
What happened when the Athenians rejected the statue of Dionysus?
A plague affected the men that effected male genitals
When did the City Dionysia take place?
Took 5 days across mid-March
Where was the sanctuary of Dionysus?
South side of the Acropolis
How many tragic playwrights were chosen?
How many comic playwrights?
How many plays were written in total?
3 tragic
5 comic
17 in total
