-
imitated she-bears, arktoi." "The
initiation ritual for
girls was
called the
Brauronia,
after the
location of Artemis'
shrine at Brauron, in Attica,
where the...
- Erasinus.
Brauron is
celebrated on
account of the
worship of
Artemis Brauronia, in
whose honour a
festival was
celebrated in this place. This site includes...
- of
Athena Nike and the Parthenon,
there was the
Sanctuary of
Artemis Brauronia (or the Brauroneion), the
goddess represented as a bear and worshipped...
- The
Brauroneion was the
sanctuary of
Artemis Brauronia on the
Athenian Acropolis,
located in the
southwest corner of the
Acropolis plateau,
between the...
-
offered to the goddess.
Young girls were
dressed up as bears, as for the
Brauronia.
Dictionary of Gr**** and
Roman Antiquities edited by
William Smith (1870)...
-
Iliad was also
recited at the
festival of the
Brauronia, at
Brauron in
Attica (Hesychius s.v.
Brauronia).
Hipparchus 228b8. This, however, may be merely...
- 410 BC.
Statue head of
Artemis Brauronia,
possibly by Praxiteles, c. 330 BC.
Found at the
Sanctuary of
Artemis Brauronia at the Acropolis. A
magic sphere...
- PIE *h₂ŕ̥tḱos),
supported by the bear cult the
goddess had in
Attica (
Brauronia) and the
Neolithic remains at the
Arkoudiotissa Cave, as well as the story...
- priest. The
bearlike character of
Artemis herself was a
feature of the
Brauronia. It has been
suggested that the
myths of Artemis'
nymphs breaking their...
-
Anthesteria Apellai Apaturia Aphrodisia Arrhephoria Ascolia Bendidia Boedromia Brauronia Buphonia Chalceia Diasia Delia Delphinia Dionysia Ecdysia Elaphebolia...
