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Panathenaic Games, the Glossary

The Panathenaic Games (Παναθήναια) were held every four years in Athens in Ancient Greece from 566 BC to the 3rd century AD.^[1]

31 relations: Ancient Greece, Androgeus (son of Minos), Athenian festivals, Athens, Aulos, Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus), Chariot racing, Citharode, Cretan Bull, Evangelos Zappas, Harmodius and Aristogeiton, Hesiod, Homer, Kithara, Lake Tritonis, Masinissa, Mastanabal, Minos, Minotaur, Numidia, Olympic Games, Panathenaea, Panathenaic amphora, Panathenaic Stadium, Pausanias (geographer), Pindar, Rhapsode, Stadium, 1896 Summer Olympics, 1906 Intercalated Games, 2004 Summer Olympics.
Ancient Greek athletic festivals
Archaic Athens
Festivals in ancient Athens
Festivals of Athena

Ancient Greece

Ancient Greece (Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity, that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically related city-states and other territories.

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Androgeus (son of Minos)

In Greek mythology, Androgeus or Androgeos (Ancient Greek: Ἀνδρόγεως, Latin: Androgeum or Androgeōs derived from andros "of a man" and geos, genitive gē "earth, land") was a Cretan prince as the son of King Minos.

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Athenian festivals

The festival calendar of Classical Athens involved the staging of many festivals each year. Panathenaic Games and Athenian festivals are festivals in ancient Athens.

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Athens

Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.

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Aulos

An aulos (plural auloi; αὐλός, plural αὐλοί) or tibia (Latin) was a wind instrument in ancient Greece, often depicted in art and also attested by archaeology.

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Bibliotheca (Pseudo-Apollodorus)

The Bibliotheca (Ancient Greek: label), also known as the Bibliotheca of Pseudo-Apollodorus, is a compendium of Greek myths and heroic legends, genealogical tables and histories arranged in three books, generally dated to the first or second century CE.

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Chariot racing

Chariot racing (ἁρματοδρομία, harmatodromía; ludi circenses) was one of the most popular ancient Greek, Roman, and Byzantine sports.

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Citharode

A kitharode (Latinized citharode) (κιθαρῳδός and; citharoedus) or citharist, was a classical Greek professional performer (singer) of the cithara, as one who used the cithara to accompany their singing.

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Cretan Bull

In Greek mythology, the Cretan Bull (Krḕs taûros) was the bull Pasiphaë fell in love with, giving birth to the Minotaur.

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Evangelos Zappas

Evangelos or Evangelis Zappas (23 August 1800 – 19 June 1865; Ευάγγελος or Ευαγγέλης Ζάππας; Evanghelie Zappa) was a Greek patriot, philanthropist and businessman who spent most of his life in Romania.

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Harmodius and Aristogeiton

Harmodius (Greek: Ἁρμόδιος, Harmódios) and Aristogeiton (Ἀριστογείτων, Aristogeíton; both died 514 BC) were two lovers in Classical Athens who became known as the Tyrannicides (τυραννόκτονοι, tyrannoktonoi) for their assassination of Hipparchus, the brother of the tyrant Hippias, for which they were executed. Panathenaic Games and Harmodius and Aristogeiton are Archaic Athens.

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Hesiod

Hesiod (or; Ἡσίοδος Hēsíodos) was an ancient Greek poet generally thought to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer.

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Homer

Homer (Ὅμηρος,; born) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature.

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Kithara

The kithara, or Latinized cithara (κιθάρα |translit.

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Lake Tritonis

Lake Tritonis (Τριτωνίδα λίμνην) was a large body of fresh water in northern Africa that was described in many ancient texts.

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Masinissa

Masinissa (x12px, Masnsen; c. 238 BC – 148 BC), also spelled Massinissa, Massena and Massan, was an ancient Numidian king best known for leading a federation of Massylii Berber tribes during the Second Punic War (218–201 BC), ultimately uniting them into a kingdom that became a major regional power in North Africa.

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Mastanabal

Mastanabal (Numidian: MSTNB) was one of three legitimate sons of Masinissa, the King of Numidia, a Berber kingdom in, present day Algeria, North Africa.

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Minos

In Greek mythology, King Minos (/ˈmaɪnɒs, -nəs/; Greek: Μίνως, Ancient: mǐːnɔːs Modern: ˈminos) was a king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa.

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Minotaur

In Greek mythology, the Minotaur (. Μινώταυρος; in Latin as Minotaurus) is a mythical creature portrayed during classical antiquity with the head and tail of a bull and the body of a man or, as described by Roman poet Ovid, a being "part man and part bull".

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Numidia

Numidia was the ancient kingdom of the Numidians in northwest Africa, initially comprising the territory that now makes up Algeria, but later expanding across what is today known as Tunisia and Libya.

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Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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Panathenaea

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. Panathenaic Games and Panathenaea are festivals of Athena.

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Panathenaic amphora

Panathenaic amphorae were the amphorae, large ceramic vessels, that contained the olive oil given as a prize in the Panathenaic Games.

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Panathenaic Stadium

The Panathenaic Stadium (Panathinaïkó Stádio) or Kallimarmaro (Καλλιμάρμαρο,, lit. "beautiful marble") is a multi-purpose stadium in Athens, Greece.

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Pausanias (geographer)

Pausanias (Παυσανίας) was a Greek traveler and geographer of the second century AD.

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Pindar

Pindar (Πίνδαρος; Pindarus) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes.

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Rhapsode

A rhapsode (ῥαψῳδός, "rhapsōidos") or, in modern usage, rhapsodist, refers to a classical Greek professional performer of epic poetry in the fifth and fourth centuries BC (and perhaps earlier).

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Stadium

A stadium (stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.

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1896 Summer Olympics

The 1896 Summer Olympics (Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 1896), officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad (Agónes tis 1is Olympiádas) and commonly known as Athens 1896 (Αθήνα 1896), were the first international Olympic Games held in modern history.

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1906 Intercalated Games

The 1906 Intercalated Games or 1906 Olympic Games was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated in Athens, Greece.

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2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympics (Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 2004), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (label) and officially branded as Athens 2004 (Αθήνα 2004), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panathenaic_Games

Also known as Athenaea, Great Panathenaea, Panathenaic Festival, Panathenaic Procession, Panathenaics, Panathenean Games.