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

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

Of the festivals in the city, the Anthesteria, or Feast of Flowers, was of most interest to the fair sex.

From Greek Women by Carroll, Mitchell

In the old Athenian Anthesteria the blood of victims was poured over the unclean.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

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