Aianteia

The Aianteia (old Gr. Αἰάντεια) were an ancient festival that was celebrated in Athens and Salamis in honor of the Homeric hero Aias Telamonios . It included sacrifice, pageant and competition games , including a torch relay and a rowing regatta. A lounger was also prepared on which an image of the hero was placed. The Attic phyle Aiantis , named after Aias, played a special role in the festival.

literature

• Walther Sontheimer : Aianteia. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 1, Stuttgart 1964, Col. 152.
• Johannes Toepffer : Aianteia 2) . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, Col. 926-929.