- The
Lenaia (Ancient Gr****: Λήναια) was an
annual Athenian festival with a
dramatic competition. It was one of the
lesser festivals of
Athens and Ionia...
- at the
religious festivals of Athens,
mostly the City
Dionysia and the
Lenaia, and
several of them won the
first prize in
their respective competitions...
- the bull, the serpent, tigers/leopards, ivy, and wine. The
Dionysia and
Lenaia festivals in
Athens were
dedicated to Dionysus, as well as the
phallic processions...
-
order of the
eleven surviving plays by Aristophanes. It was
produced at the
Lenaia festival in 422 BC,
during Athens' short-lived
respite from the Peloponnesian...
- also been
found in
ancient Minoan Crete. The Dionysia, Haloa,
Ascolia and
Lenaia festivals were
dedicated to Dionysus. The
Rural Dionysia (or
Lesser Dionysia)...
-
Elaphebolia Gamelia Halieia Haloa Heracleia Hermaea Hieromenia Iolaia Kronia Lenaia Leucophryna Lykaia Metageitnia Munichia Oschophoria Pamboeotia Pandia Plynteria...
- Dionysia,
despite the
belief that
comedies were of
secondary importance. The
Lenaia festival, held
earlier in the year,
featured comedy more
prominently and...
-
banquet given to
celebrate his
obtaining a
prize for his
first tragedy at the
Lenaia in 416. He is also a
prominent character in Aristophanes'
comedy the Thesmophoriazusae...
- of
Athenian New Comedy. He
wrote 108
comedies and took the
prize at the
Lenaia festival eight times. His
record at the City
Dionysia is unknown. He was...
-
tragedy had
already been long
established there. The
first comedy at the
Lenaia was
staged later still, only
about 20
years before the
performance there...
