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Aianteia

Die Aianteia (altgr. Αἰάντεια) waren ein antikes Fest, das in Athen und Salamis zu Ehren des homerischen Helden Aias Telamonios gefeiert wurde. Es beinhaltete Opfer, Festzug und Wettspiele, darunter einen Fackellauf und eine Ruderregatta.

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Die Aianteia (altgr. Αἰάντεια) waren ein antikes Fest, das in Athen und Salamis zu Ehren des homerischen Helden Aias Telamonios gefeiert wurde. Es beinhaltete Opfer, Festzug und Wettspiele, darunter einen Fackellauf und eine Ruderregatta. Auch wurde eine Liege hergerichtet, auf die man ein Abbild des Heros platzierte. Die nach Aias benannte attische Phyle Aiantis übernahm in dem Fest eine besondere Rolle. 1

Literatur

Walther Sontheimer: Aianteia. In: Der Kleine Pauly (KlP). Band 1, Stuttgart 1964, Sp. 152. Johannes Toepffer: Aianteia 2). In: Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft (RE). Band I,1, Stuttgart 1893, Sp. 926–929. 1

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