Panathenaic

P3A1N1A1T1H4E1N1A1I1C3

adjective

Of or relating to the Panathenaea.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectivePanathenaic (not comparable)

alternative Pan-Athenaic

  1. not comparableOf or relating to the Panathenaea.

    I leave aside the vexed questions about whether one or two peploi were woven and presented to Athena during the Greater (every four years) and Lesser (every year) Panathenaic festivals […]

    2004, Mary Stieber, The Poetics of Appearance in the Attic Korai

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΠαναθηναϊκός
  2. EnglishPanathenaic

From Ancient Greek Παναθηναϊκός (Panathēnaïkós). By surface analysis, Panathenaea + -ic.

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Translations

French panathénaïque
  • panathénaïqueTranslations
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APA

Panathenaic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panathenaic

MLA

“Panathenaic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panathenaic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Panathenaic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Panathenaic.

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