Panathenaic

Also Pan·ath·e·nae·an

[pan-ath-uh-ney-ik]

adjective

(sometimes lowercase)

1. of or relating to a Panathenaea, a festival in honor of the goddess Athena.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Panathenaic¹

1595–1605; Panathena(ea) + -ic

Example Sentences

But she was barred from entering Panathenaic Stadium and her achievement was never recognized.

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Greek water polo player Ioannis Fountoulis, the last in a long line of torchbearers, used the flame to light a cauldron at the Panathenaic Stadium.

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The flame is eventually used to light the first runner’s torch — champagne-colored this year for France — and a long relay through Greece leads to the April 26 handover at the Panathenaic stadium in Athens.

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The race ends at the Panathenaic Stadium, a marble U-shaped reconstruction of an ancient arena that seats about 80,000 and hosted the track events in the inaugural modern Olympic Games in 1896.

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As Kiptoo was crossing the finish line, about 100 people in Athens’ Panathenaic stadium unfurled a banner saying “Free Palestine” and waved Palestinian flags.

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