On this day, the Greeks of Piraeus celebrated Bendidea to honor the goddess Bendis, a Thracian goddess whose worship was brought to Athens by Thracian immigrants. It was unique in that it was a joint Athenian-Thracian festival and included a torchlight horse race. #calendar #mythology #myth #legend #May 25 #athens #piraeus #bendidea
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Kallynteria and Plynteria
May 25, 2024
On this day, the Greeks celebrated Kallynteria and Plynteria. The temple of Athena was cleansed, her eternal flame invigorated and her statue restored. This day was considered cursed because the goddess left her temple to clean it. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #May 25 #24Thargelion #Athena #Kallynteria #Plynteria