In Ancient Greece, the Lykaia (Greek: Λυκαία) was an archaic festival with a secret ritual on the slopes of Mount Lykaion ("Wolf Mountain"), the tallest...
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in Synoris Arcadian Lykaia 308 BC, may be a relative of the Lagus family. Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology...
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Lycaea (redirect from Lykaia (Arcadia))
Lycaea or Lykaia (Ancient Greek: Λύκαια), also known as Lycoa or Lykoa (Λυκόα), was a town in the northwest of ancient Arcadia not far from the river Alpheius...
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Ancient Greek religion (section Roman Empire)
only to a particular deity or city-state. For example, the festival of Lykaia was celebrated in Arcadia in Greece, which was dedicated to the pastoral...
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is assumed by Zeus only in connection with the archaic festival of the Lykaia on the slopes of Mount Lykaion ("Wolf Mountain"), the tallest peak in rustic...
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sanctuary of Zeus played host to athletic games held every four years, the Lykaia. According to Suda the bodyguards of Peisistratos were called wolf-feet...
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BC Synoris Arcadian Lykaia Epaenetus (son of Silanus) Ἐπαίνετος 308 BC Tethrippon Lykaia Heraclitus Ἡράκλειτος 304 BC stadion Lykaia Bubalus of Cassandreia...
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of Cassandreia (304 BC), keles (horse) competing in the flat race of the Lykaia Poseidippus of Cassandreia (c. 310–240 BC), comic poet Erginus (son of Simylus)...
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Chaos (cosmogony) (section Greco-Roman tradition)
Chaos (Ancient Greek: χάος, romanized: Kháos) is the mythological void state preceding the creation of the universe (the cosmos) in ancient near eastern...
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Hemera (section Roman counterpart Dies)
In Greek mythology, Hemera (/ˈhɛmərə/; Ancient Greek: Ἡμέρα, romanized: Hēmérā, lit. 'Day' [hɛːméraː]) was the personification of day. According to Hesiod...
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