Panathenæa, the most famous festival of Attica, celebrated at Athens in honour of Athena, patron goddess of the city. All writers who mention it speak of a Lesser and Greater Panathenæa, the former held annually, the latter every fourth year. The procession of the festival was sculptured by Phidias and his disciples on the frieze of the Parthenon.
Panathenæa
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