Panathenaia

On this day, the Greeks celebrated Panathenaia. The first festival of the year, the Panathenaea was the celebration of the city's anniversary. Beginning in the 7th century BCE, the annual festival, the Panathenaia ta mikra (Little Panathenaia), involved an impressive procession from outside the city walls to the Acropolis. This procession was represented on the frieze of the Acropolis. The main purpose of the procession was to convey the new peplos for the image of Athena, but in the classical period the festival acquired increased political importance. #mythology #myth #legend #calendar #Panathenaia #Athens #July 22