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

The omission of Gamelio by Hesychius, by referring the εν αυτω back to Lenaeo, makes him authority that the Lenaea were held in that month.

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

The dispute over the number of Dionysiac festivals in the Attic calendar, more particularly with regard to the date of the so-called Lenaea, is one of long duration.

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

It is not likely, therefore, that in "the Lenaea and Chytri" he is referring to two festivals separated by a month of time.

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

A tradition running with such persistency through so many authors affords a strong Page 69 presumption that there once existed an Attic month Lenaeo, and that the Lenaea were celebrated in that month.

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

Later the time of the Lenaea in the month Gamelio is represented.

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

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