Greater Panathenaia: In the Shadow of the Olympic Games

Abstract

The article deals with the Greater Panathenaia, the Athenian festival celebrated every four years in honour of the goddess Athena. Greater Panathenaia was introduced in Athens in 566 B.C. Peisistratos renewed it with increased splendor and had turned a new Athenian holiday with the magnificent programme and unique prizes in an event aimed to consolidate the international authority of Athens.

Keywords

• greater panathenaia
• panathenaic games
• olympic games
• panhellenic games
• panathenaic prize amphorae
• peisistratos
• hipparchos