Daphnephoria

American  

[daf-nuh-fawr-ee-uh, -fohr-] / ˌdæf nəˈfɔr i ə, -ˈfoʊr- /

noun

1. an ancient Greek festival in honor of Apollo.

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Example Sentences

Of all his works in this class, there is no doubt that the Daphnephoria is the most technically complete.

From Frederic Lord Leighton An Illustrated Record of His Life and Work by Rhys, Ernest

The Daphnephoria is headed by a boy, both whose parents are alive, and his nearest male relation carries the filleted pole.

From Ancient Art and Ritual by Harrison, Jane Ellen

And so has Smith, and Bays has Rembrandt's portrait in his office, and my niece Euphemia has the Daphnephoria in her drawing-room.

From Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) And Two Other Reminiscences by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Daphnephoria, 24, 34, 35, 47, 111; clay models for, 68; illus.,

From Frederic Lord Leighton An Illustrated Record of His Life and Work by Rhys, Ernest

That, as we shall see in a moment, he, like Dionysos, arose in part out of a rite, 187a rite of Laurel-Bearing—a Daphnephoria.

From Ancient Art and Ritual by Harrison, Jane Ellen