NIGHT PROCESSION ON PANATHENAIA

This article analyzes the role and place of night marchers in the structure Panathenaia. Night rally began with a torch run Athens efebos, which brought the fire on the altar of Athena. This contest was connected with the mythology of the Athenian autochthonous Erichthonios and three sisters Cecropi...

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Main Author: T B Gvozdeva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2016-12-01
Series:RUDN Journal of World History
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Online Access:http://journals.rudn.ru/world-history/article/viewFile/1038/511