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

For example, O. Gilbert 116 has attempted to prove that the country Dionysia, Lenaea, and Anthesteria were only parts of the same festival.

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

Here again, it is inconceivable that either Anthesteria or Lenaea should be omitted; so both must be included under Dionysia επι Ληναίω.

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

The αγων επι Ληναίω could hardly be separated from the Dionysia επι Ληναίω Therefore the hide-money inscriptions are also authority that Lenaea and Anthesteria are but two references to the same festival.

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

The important point, and one that cannot be too strongly emphasized, is that neither in these nor in any other inscription or official record is there any mention of the Lenaea or Anthesteria as such.

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

The third feast, the Anthesteria, belongs in classical times to the Olympian Dionysus, and is said to be the oldest of his feasts.

From Five Stages of Greek Religion by Murray, Gilbert