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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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

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

From The Eleven Comedies, Volume 1 by Aristophanes

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

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

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