Advertisement

Advertisement

Panathenaic

[ pan-ath-uh-ney-ik ]

adjective

, (sometimes lowercase)
  1. of or relating to a Panathenaea, a festival in honor of the goddess Athena.


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of Panathenaic1

1595–1605; Panathena(ea) + -ic
Discover More

Example Sentences

The Panathenaic procession is the subject carried the entire length of this bas-relief decoration.

Some refer to Minerva, and construe the passage with reference to the Panathenaic celebration.

He won all the contests at the Panathenaic festival at Athens, whose king, Aegeus, slew him out of jealousy.

On another Panathenaic vase she has a gown bordered with fighting men, evidently the sacred peplos.

In the Panathenaic procession even the daughters of metoikoi had to perform this service.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


PanathenaeaPanay