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

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Anthesteria

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

Here are three different contests in three different places; and the Anthesteria and Lenaea are included under η επι Ληναίω πομπή.

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

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

Here, or elsewhere, there is mention of but one επι Ληναίω αγων, that is the Lenaea, or the dramatic contest at the Anthesteria.

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

This gives a god Anthister, who is clearly identified with Dionysus, and seems to be a projection of a feast Anthisteria = Anthesteria.

From Five Stages of Greek Religion by Murray, Gilbert