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Greater Dionysia

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noun

  1. (in ancient Athens) the chief festival in honor of Dionysus, celebrated in early spring and notable for the performance of dithyrambs, tragedies, comedies, and satyr plays.


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Page 77 The dramatic contests at the Lenaeum, like those at the Greater Dionysia, were undoubtedly preceded by sacrifices.

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

It is the third day of the Greater Dionysia.

From A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life by Davis, William Stearns

If the Lenaea and the City Dionysia were held in the same locality, it is peculiar that in all the passages concerning the Lenaeum and the Limnae we find no mention of the Greater Dionysia.

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

It is clear from what has been said, however, that the Lenaea and the Greater Dionysia must have been held in different localities.

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