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The Panathenaea (or Panathenaia) was a multi-day ancient Greek festival held annually in Athens that would always conclude on 28 Hekatombaion, the first month of the Attic calendar. [1] The main purpose of the festival was for Athenians and non-Athenians to celebrate the goddess Athena . [ 2 ]
The remains of the Dipylon Gate today. The Dipylon (Greek: Δίπυλον, "Two-Gated") was the main gate in the city wall of Classical Athens.Located in the modern suburb of Kerameikos, it led to the namesake ancient cemetery, and to the roads connecting Athens with the rest of Greece.
The Panathenaic Games (Ancient Greek: Παναθήναια) were held every four years in Athens in Ancient Greece from 566 BC [1] to the 3rd century AD. [2] These Games incorporated religious festival, ceremony (including prize-giving), athletic competitions, and cultural events hosted within a stadium .
The Panathenaea was celebrated every four years in honour of the goddess Athena after whom the city of Athens was named. The procession started from Kerameikos Cemetery and through the Panathenaic Way reached the Acropolis and the Parthenon (the temple dedicated to Athena) where it ended. The ruins of the Pompeion date back to the 5th cent. B.C.
A procession is an organized body of people walking in a formal or ceremonial manner. [1] ... culminating in the great Panathenaic procession of the Parthenon Frieze, ...
During the festival, a procession (believed to be depicted on the Parthenon frieze) traveled through the city via the Panathenaic Way and culminated on the Acropolis. There, a new robe of woven wool ( peplos ) was placed on either the statue of Athena Polias in the Erechtheum (during the annual Lesser Panathenaea) or the statue of Athena ...
The procession of boats, flags and joyous athletes was beamed to screens around the world. The broadcast also featured various song-and-dance acts, including a cabaret routine by Lady Gaga, a ...
The most westerly cave on the terrace is not a shrine but a sculpted cavity, called cave A in the archaeological literature, with a carved surface in the form of a podium was used as a viewing area for the Panathenaic procession.