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	Panathenaic Games - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The games were actually part of a much larger religious festival, the Panathenaia, which was held every year.
		They were the most prestigious games for the citizens of Athens, but they were not as important as the Olympic Games or the other Panhellenic Games.
		The games for all Greeks were essentially the same as the Olympics, with boxing, wrestling, pankration, pentathlon, and chariot racing, but chariot racing was the most prestigious of these, unlike the Olympics where the stadion (foot race) was more important.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Panathenaea (408 words)

	Hood Museum Presents: Coming of Age in Ancient Greece
		Greek children’s games tend to delineate absolutely between winners and losers in a way that modern games do not, and an emphasis on trickery and deception in certain games may reflect something broader about a competitive society that valued such trickery as a sign of cleverness and strength.
		We should see to use games as a means of directing children’s tastes and inclinations toward the station they are themselves to fill when adult.” Likewise, E. Harris discusses the possibility that the Greeks’ formal athletic competitions in which some children participated, served as good physical training for war.
		Ourania, a game in which one player tosses a ball into the air and others try to catch it, was also popular, as was aporrhaxis, which entailed bouncing a ball and keeping it bouncing.
	hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu /exhibitions/coa/re_high_games.html (2520 words)

	Wikinfo \| Panhellenic Games
		The Games took place in a four-year cycle known as the Olympiad, which was one of the ways the Greeks measured time.
		The Olympic Games were used as a starting point, year one of the cycle; the Nemean and Isthmian Games were both held (in different months) in year two, followed by the Pythian Games in year three, and then the Nemean and Isthmian Games again in year four.
		The main events at each of the games were chariot racing, wrestling, boxing, pankration, stadion and various other foot races, and the pentathlon (made up of wrestling, stadion, long jump, javelin throw, and discus throw).
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Panhellenic_Games (377 words)

	Chariot racing
		A chariot race was also said to be the event that founded the Olympic Games; according to one legend, King Oenomaus challenged his daughter's suitors to a race, but was defeated by Pelops, who founded the Games in honour of his victory.
		Chariot racing was also an event at other games in the Greek world, and was the most important event at the Panathenaic Games in Athens.
		At these games, the winner of the four-horse chariot race was given 140 amphorae of olive oil, an extremely expensive prize, as this was more oil than an athlete would ever need in his career.
	www.gamesinathens.com /olympics/c/ch/chariot_racing.shtml (2518 words)

	V67 - Panathenaic Prize
		The Panathenaic Amphora was an award given to champions at the Panathenaic Athletic Games started in Athens in 566 b.c.
		She is framed between two columns, representing the starting and ending line of race events in the games.
		The cocks are thought to represent the "sprirt of the games", as cock-fighting was a known past time in ancient Greece.
	www.artfromgreece.com /stories/v67.html (289 words)

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		The sports represented on the reverses of Panathenaic prize-amphoras are realistically presented in the style of their time (34), unlike the obverse scene of Athena armed between two cock-columns, which remains more consistently archaic.
		She notes that the capacity of Panathenaic prize-amphoras varies very little and is always very close to the official Athenian liquid measure, the metretes of 38.88 liters (39).
		At all times, the Panathenaic prize-amphoras themselves were regarded as objects of value, as their frequent occurrence in tombs and sanctuaries, both at home and abroad, attests (48-50).
	www.infomotions.com /serials/bmcr/bmcr-v4n03-walbank-goddess.txt (2036 words)

	The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Special Exhibitions: The Games in Ancient Athens: A Special Presentation to Celebrate ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Olympic games, inaugurated in 776 B.C., were established at Olympia in the Peloponnesos.
		Most prominent in the presentation are nine large Panathenaic prize amphorae, dating from the middle of the sixth century B.C. to the second quarter of the fourth century B.C. On one side of these impressive vases are illustrations of various competitions, including four-horse chariot races, sprinting and long-distance running events, and wrestling.
		As many as one hundred and forty Panathenaic amphorae were awarded to the winners of the chariot races and lesser numbers for competitors who were victorious in other events.
	www.metmuseum.org /special/Athens/olympics_more.htm (715 words)

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		In fact longer, 2800 years, because it was of revival of the Olympic Games of the 8th century BC mixed with the Panathenaic Games of Classical Athens of the 5th century BC.
		The revival of the Games is a remarkable example of the power of the myth of antiquity and its reception in nineteenth century Europe.
		The symbolism used during the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896 was integral to the success of the Games.
	www.umsl.edu /~cosmopm/Olympics/Eldridge.doc (533 words)

	Panathenaic Stadium - Phantis
		In ancient times it was used to host the athletic portion of the Panathenaic Games in honour of the Goddess Athena.
		It was fully rebuilt in 1895 in order to host the first modern Olympic Games, with funding provided by the magnate George Averoff (whose marble statue now stands at the entrance) and on designs by architects Anastasios Metaxas and Ernst Ziller.
		In the 2004 Olympic Games, the Panathinaiko Stadium hosted the archery competition, and served as the finish site for the men's and women's Marathon races.
	wiki.phantis.com /index.php/Panathenaic_Stadium (413 words)

	Chariot
		It was used for travel, battle, public processions[?] and in games.
		The Greek chariot had two wheels, and was made to be drawn by two horses attached to a central pole.
		On two Panathenaic prize vases in the British Museum are figures of racing bigae, in which, contrary to the description given above, the driver is seated with his feet resting on a board hanging down in front close to the legs of his horses.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ch/Chariot.html (654 words)

	GREEKISLANDS.COM - ATHENS, THE CAPITAL OF GREECE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Panathenaic Games were held in the stadium and included all the usual contests.
		In 1896, with the revival of the institution of the Olympic Games, the first games were held here 1,500 years after the final ancient Olympic games.
		Soon, in the year 2004, Panathenaic stadium will be the starting point for the Olympic Games of Athens with the ceremony of the"Holly Flame".
	www.greekislands.com /athens/stadium.htm (161 words)

	Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2005.01.20
		The sixth chapter is given over to the Panathenaic Games, which are placed alongside the four Panhellenic contests because of the high profile of the Panathenaia and because of Athens' importance (pp.
		370 as "from the games at Athens" and in the caption to fig.
		The Olympiad held in 364 BCE was the 104th iteration of the games, not the 105th (p.
	ccat.sas.upenn.edu /bmcr/2005/2005-01-20.html (2173 words)

	Bryn Mawr Classical Review 04.01.25
		Neils wrote the introduction and "Panathenaic Amphoras: Their Meaning, Makers, and Markets." In addition, there are essays by H.A. Shapiro ("Mousikoi Agones: Music and Poetry at the Panathenaia"); D.G. Kyle ("The Panathenaic Games: Sacred and Civic Athletics"); E.J.W. Barber ("The Peplos of Athena"); and B.S. Ridgway ("Images of Athena on the Akropolis").
		Continuing the theme of the woolen Panathenaic peplos, in "The Peplos of Athena and the Transmission of Bronze Age Information by Women" Elizabeth Barber applied the fruits of her researches on early textiles to the case of Athena's robe.
		With "Women in the Panathenaic and Other Festivals" Mary Lefkowitz outlined the literary and epigraphical evidence for the role of women in Greek cult; it was her contention that the significance of women's role would seem to contradict their generally cloistered lifestyle.
	ccat.sas.upenn.edu /bmcr/1993/04.01.25.html (2380 words)

	Excite - Page Six
		In the fiercely competitive world revealed here, participants in the Olympics and the Panathenaic Games felt it was as important and as glorious a thing to win a foot race as a battle.
		Finally, there was wealth: Winners in the chariot races at the Panathenaic Games could expect as many as 140 huge amphorae (vases) filled with olive oil, a princely acquisition at the time.
		The show was inspired by the 2004 Olympic games, but the objects shown here commemorated the local Athenian games, which were scarcely less glorious.
	entertainment.excite.com /celebgossip/pgsixceleb/id/08_16_2004_3.html (361 words)

	Shapes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Panathenaic amphorae; were presented as prizes in the Panathenaic Games.They contained oil for the victors.
		Examples of the Panathenaic amphora are known from about 560 to the second century BC or later.
		In the late sixth and early fifth centuries the shape was decorated in red-figure in Athens.
	www.beazley.ox.ac.uk /BeazleyAdmin/Script2/Amphorae2.htm (215 words)

	Festivals and Celebrations
		The Olympic Games were held in honor of Zeus, the supreme ruler of all the gods and goddesses who lived on Mount Olympus.
		The winners of the games were awarded a wreath made of olive leaves, big jars of clay, and an assortment of pottery.
		Athena was a warrior goddess and the Panathenaic Games were held in her honor.
	www.richeast.org /htwm/gods/festival.html (3104 words)

	ARCL2001: Lecture 2
		Panathenaic amphora of circa 560 BC by the Burgon Group.
		Pherekydes and Eusebius report that the Panathenaic Games were instituted in 566 BC.
		The earliest surviving Panathenaic amphorae, such as that by the Burgon Group, should be roughly contemporary.
	teaching.arts.usyd.edu.au /archaeology/arcl2001/lecture_2.htm (598 words)

	Greek olive oil and history. The history of olive oil.
		It is characteristic that when the first Olympic Games took place in Olympia in 776 BC an olive-tree branch was the award to the winners symbolizing the armistice of any hostility and the peace.
		The most impressive example of the value of the olive oil was its use at the Panathenaic Games.
		These games took place every four years with the occasion of Athens' most important celebration, the Panathenea, in honor of the goddess Athena.
	www.greek-olive-oil.com /history.html (934 words)

	Olives
		In the first Olympic Games took place in Olympia in 776 BC an olive-tree branch was award to the winners symbolising the armistice of any hostility and peace.
		These games took place every four years in association with Athens' most important celebration, the Panathenea, in honour of the goddess Athena.
		The winners of the athletic games were presented as an award with olive oil and amphorae, known as the "Panathenaic Amphorae".
	kefhelm.tripod.com /online/food/food-olives.htm (1013 words)

	Panathenaic Amphora (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This Panathenaic amphora, along with the valuable olive oil it contained (about 10 1/2 gallons), was used as a prize in the Panathenaic Games.
		Below is a composite photograph of both sides of another Panathenaic amphora, intended as a prize for a foot race.
		On the left side of the front of the vase, notice the script running vertically down the side: this is the official inscription mentioned in the previous paragraph.
	depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu /classics/dunkle/courses/panfest/panamph.htm (346 words)

	History in Review - Games and Sanctuaries in Ancient Greece: Olympia, Delphi, Isthmia, Nemea, Athens
		The Panathenaic Games were held during the Festival of Panathenaia in Athens, and they were held in honor of Athenea.
		In this history of the games, Valavanis explores the prehistory of the athletic games, the original reasons that gave rise to the formal competitions, the role that religion played in the games, and the purpose of the festivals that accompanied the games.
		The Olympic Games, which began in the 8th Century B.C., are the oldest of the Ancient Greek games, and although they included many of the same competitions that are held at the modern Olympics such as wrestling, boxing, discus, javelin, jumping, and running, there is little similarity between the modern and the ancient games.
	www.largeprintreviews.com /valavanis.html (697 words)

	Prize Vessel with Athena (Getty Museum)
		Amphorae filled with olive oil from the sacred trees of Athena were given as prizes in the Panathenaic Games.
		The front showed Athena, the goddess of war, striding forth between columns and included the inscription "from the games at Athens." The back depicted the event for which the vase was a prize.
		On this example, Athena is shown in the usual fashion, wearing a helmet and her snaky-edged aegis and carrying a spear and shield.
	www.getty.edu /art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=8711 (203 words)

	WELCOME TO ATHENS GUIDE - Places To Go - S Y N T A G M A S Q U A R E (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The stadium was constructed for the ancient Panathenaic Games, when each of the surrounding city-states sent delegations to compete.
		Dating from the 3rd century BC, the complex was refurbished for the games of AD 144 but was disused and left to decay after the fall of the empire.
		When the modern Olympic Games were convened in 1896, the stadium was refurbished as the flagship arena, and today it stands as a symbol of the global athletic movement.
	www.akropol.net /places_to_go/places_syntagma.htm (898 words)

	Athens 2004, Olympic games 2004
		The Games were banned as pagan rituals in 396 A.D. by the Roman emperor Theodosius.
		"The Games in Greece are connected with the genuineness of the landscape, the genuineness of the Olympic ideals," says Greek Culture Minister Evangelos Venizelos." The lighting and the route of the Olympic Flame in 2004 has entirely new importance.
		The emblem of the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games is a circular wreath made of a branch from an olive tree.
	greece-private.com /athens2004.htm (2254 words)

	Atheltics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Many local games, such as the Panathenaic games at Athens, were modeled on these four periodoi, or circuit games.
		The Pythian games at Delphi honored Apollo and included singing and drama contests; at Nemea, games were held in honor of Zeus; at Isthmia, they were celebrated for Poseidon; and at Olympia, they were dedicated to Zeus, although separate games in which young, unmarried women competed were celebrated for Hera.
		The victors at all these games brought honor to themselves, their families, and their hometowns.
	idcs0100.lib.iup.edu /ancgreece/atheletics.htm (285 words)

	The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The torch relay was an event of the ancient Olympic games.
		It was not an event of the ancient Olympic games.
		There were torch relays known as a part of other athletic festivals in Greece, for instance the Panathenaic Games at Athens and the games in honor of Poseidon at the Isthmus of Corinth.
	www.museum.upenn.edu /new/olympics/olympicfaqs.shtml (622 words)

	Michael Shanks - archaeologist: Why Olympia? other contests of the ancient world (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		This festival was held in honor of the Python, a snake diety slain by Apollo.
		These Games were held in honor of Palaimon on the Isthmus of Corinth at the site dedicated to Poseidon.
		These games, founded in 573, were held in honor of Adrastros in the sacred precinct of Zeuss in northeastern Peloponnesos.
	traumwerk.stanford.edu:3455 /MichaelShanks/425?view=print (398 words)

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