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

In Suidas 170 we learn that the revellers at the Chytri, going about on carts, jested and made sport of the passers by, and that later they did the same at the Lenaea.

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

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

When Choregus at the Lenaea, alas! alas! he dismissed me dinnerless.

From The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 by Aristophanes

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

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