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The '''Panathenaia''' was a religious festival held in [[Athens]], [[Greece]]. | The '''Panathenaia''' was a religious festival held in [[Athens]], [[Greece]]. | ||
Held every year at the end of July and the beginning of August, the festival grew more grandiose every fourth year, when it was called the Great Panathenaia. The celebrations included athletic games, musical performances and contests, communal feasting, torch relay race,<ref name="Great Panathenaia">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour]]'' / The Akropolis of Athens: The Great Panathenaia</ref> and a procession in which the [[Panathenaia|wheeled ship]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations]] / [[Historical Locations#Attika|Attika]]: Panathenaia</ref> was paraded through the ''polis''. The festival included the ''{{Wiki|hecatomb}}'', a sacrifice of 100 [[Cattle|oxen]], at the [[Altar of Athena]] on the [[Akropolis Sanctuary]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''Discovery Tour'' / The Akropolis of Athens: Altar of Athena</ref> One key scene of the festival was the offering of a new ''peplos'' to the goddess [[Athena]] by the [[arrhephoroi]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''Discovery Tour'' / The Akropolis of Athens: House of the Arrhephoroi</ref> | Held every year at the end of July and the beginning of August, the festival grew more grandiose every fourth year, when it was called the Great Panathenaia. The celebrations included athletic games, musical performances and contests, communal feasting, torch relay race,<ref name="Great Panathenaia">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – ''[[Discovery Tour]]'' / The Akropolis of Athens: The Great Panathenaia</ref> and a procession in which the [[Panathenaia|wheeled ship]]<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – [[Historical Locations]] / [[Historical Locations#Attika|Attika]]: Panathenaia</ref> was paraded through the ''polis''. The festival included the ''{{Wiki|hecatomb}}'', a sacrifice of 100 [[Cattle|oxen]], at the [[Altar of Athena]] on the [[Akropolis Sanctuary]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''Discovery Tour'' / The Akropolis of Athens: Altar of Athena</ref> One key scene of the festival was the offering of a new ''peplos'' to the goddess [[Athena]] by the [[Arrhephoros|arrhephoroi]].<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' – ''Discovery Tour'' / The Akropolis of Athens: House of the Arrhephoroi</ref> | ||
The winners of the Panathenaic games were awarded the most expensive Athenian [[olive]] oil, considered the purest in the Greek world.<ref name="Great Panathenaia" /> | The winners of the Panathenaic games were awarded the most expensive Athenian [[olive]] oil, considered the purest in the Greek world.<ref name="Great Panathenaia" /> | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*The mural depicting the Panathaneia procession seen in ''Assassin's Creed: Odyssey'' was apparently based on parts of the {{Wiki|Parthenon Frieze}}, a high-relief [[Mt. Pentelikos Marble Quarry|pentelic]] marble sculpture adorning the [[Parthenon]]. In-game, though the mural can be seen in the Parthenon, pieces of it have been used to decorate numerous other temples and buildings as well. | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
Latest revision as of 00:29, 15 October 2021
The Panathenaia was a religious festival held in Athens, Greece.
Held every year at the end of July and the beginning of August, the festival grew more grandiose every fourth year, when it was called the Great Panathenaia. The celebrations included athletic games, musical performances and contests, communal feasting, torch relay race,[1] and a procession in which the wheeled ship[2] was paraded through the polis. The festival included the hecatomb, a sacrifice of 100 oxen, at the Altar of Athena on the Akropolis Sanctuary.[3] One key scene of the festival was the offering of a new peplos to the goddess Athena by the arrhephoroi.[4]
The winners of the Panathenaic games were awarded the most expensive Athenian olive oil, considered the purest in the Greek world.[1]
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The mural depicting the Panathaneia procession seen in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey was apparently based on parts of the Parthenon Frieze, a high-relief pentelic marble sculpture adorning the Parthenon. In-game, though the mural can be seen in the Parthenon, pieces of it have been used to decorate numerous other temples and buildings as well.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Discovery Tour / The Akropolis of Athens: The Great Panathenaia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Historical Locations / Attika: Panathenaia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Discovery Tour / The Akropolis of Athens: Altar of Athena
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Discovery Tour / The Akropolis of Athens: House of the Arrhephoroi