Lenaea

American  

[luh-nee-uh] / ləˈni ə /

Also Lenaia

noun

(sometimes used with a plural verb)

1. a festival in ancient Athens in honor of Dionysus, celebrated at the beginning of February and comprising a public banquet followed by the performance of comedies.

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Lenaea

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

The most weighty testimony for making the Lenaea an independent festival, even in historic times, is given by Proclus in a scholium to Hesiod.

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

That remnant of the Lenaea in Lenaeo, the Ambrosia, survived till quite late in Attic history.

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