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Lewis, D. M ... American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... Hesperia 28.3 3 239-247 10.2307_147227 ... 1959 ... Law on the Lesser Panathenaia |
| Neils, J. Tracy, S. V ... The American School of Classical Studies at Athens ... This attractive book presents a general introduction to the Greater Panathenaia, the week-long religious and civic festival held at Athens every four years in honor of the city’s patron goddess, Athena ... 2003 ... This attractive book presents a general introduction to the Greater Panathenaia, the week-long religious and civic festival held at Athens every four years in honor of the city’s patron goddess, Athena. The highlight of the city’s festival calendar, with its musical, athletic, and equestrian contests, tribal events, processions, sacrifices, and other activities, the Greater Panathenaia involved all the residents of Athens—not just adult males but women, children, metics (resident aliens), foreigners, and even slaves. |
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Inscribed face, back, which is rough picked, and the top with a simple moulding preserved.
Decree of Nomothetai concerning the Lesser Panathenaia.
Twenty-two lines of the inscription ... Ca. 335 B.C ... Decree of Nomothetai concerning the Lesser Panathenaia.
Twenty-two lines of the inscription preserved.
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Wall fragment. Max. dim. 0.058.
Wooly satyr (torso, start of arms, legs, and tail) to right. White: tufts of fur.
The satyr is dressed in the costume of Papposilenos and is closest to the satyrs on the ... Ca. 420 B.C ... An inscription above their heads tells us that they are singers at the Panathenaia. For the most recent discussion of the meaning of the representation on the New York vase, see Froning, Dithyrambos, pp. 25--26, who opts for the scene reflecting a satyr play rather than a dithyrambos performance. |
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