Great Panathenaia in Greek drama
Journal: RUDN Journal of World History (Vol.10, No. 4)Publication Date: 2019-03-14
Authors : Tatiana Gvozdeva;
Page : 403-414
Keywords : pannuchis; Great Panafinei; Panathenaic games; Athens; Aristophanes; pasricha; lampadedromy; Mandria; pannuchis; Panathenaic amphorae;
Abstract
The works of the Greek playwrights of the classical period are an interesting source on the history of the panatheniac festival. The tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and the comedies of Aristophanes contain information about both the sacred part of the Great Panathenaia and agones the Panathenaic games. Of the elements of the sacral part of the Panathenaic festival were most often mentioned holiday peplos for Athena, the participants of the Panathenaic procession, the night procession, sacrifi ce. Part of the Panathenaic games were both in agony, which is characteristic for the Panhellenic games available for the citizens of Greece and local competitions, participation in which was limited only to the citizens of Athens. The mention of agones inherent in the Panhellenic games can be found in many works of Greek playwrights, but nowhere is there a clarifi cation that we are talking about the Panathenaic games. But it is interesting to note that more mentioned in the tragedies, and especially in the comedies of Aristophanes local competitions, which were sacred.
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