Anthesteria

American  

[an-thuh-steer-ee-uh] / ˌæn θəˈstɪər i ə /

noun

(sometimes used with a plural verb)

1. one of the ancient Athenian festivals composing the Dionysia; a spring festival celebrating flowers and new wine.

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Other Word Forms

• Anthesteriac adjective

Example Sentences

P. 55, 11. 949-960, Mine evil days are made a rite among them.—At the Feast of the Anthesteria, each family summoned its ghosts from the grave and after the feast sent them back again.

From The Iphigenia in Tauris of Euripides by Murray, Gilbert

If the passage is worth anything, it adds new testimony that there were dramatic representations at the Anthesteria.

From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various

In obedience to the oracles then, public sacrifices could not have been lacking at the Anthesteria.

From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various

Very wisely he left the Anthesteria and the kindred festival “in the fields” where and as they were.

From Ancient Art and Ritual by Harrison, Jane Ellen

In so sweeping a law the Anthesteria could hardly fail to be included; for at no Attic festival was there more absolute liberty and equality.

From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various