Πλυντήρια
Plynteria
Translated by David Whitehead15 Dec 2000Vetting: high5 revisions
Translation
A festival of Athenians.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Πλυντήρια· ἑορτὴ Ἀθηναίων.
Betacode
*plunth/ria: e(orth\ *)aqhnai/wn.
Notes
- Abridged from Harpokration s.v., commenting on Lycurgus fr. 43 Conomis.
Plynteria, or Washing-Day, was when (in early summer) an ancient cult-image, probably that of Athena Polias, was ritually cleansed. See generally OCD4 s.v.
References
Robert Parker, Athenian Religion (Oxford 1996) 307-8.
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