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Dionysia

Meaning of "Dionysia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIONYSIA

ˌdaɪəˈnɪzɪə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIONYSIA

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Dionysia is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DIONYSIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dionysia

The Dionysia was a large festival in ancient Athens in honor of the god Dionysus, the central events of which were the theatrical performances of dramatic tragedies and, from 487 BC, comedies. It was the second-most important festival after the Panathenaia. The Dionysia actually consisted of two related festivals, the Rural Dionysia and the City Dionysia, which took place in different parts of the year. They were also an essential part of the Dionysian Mysteries.

Definition of Dionysia in the English dictionary

The definition of Dionysia in the dictionary is festivals of the god Dionysus: a source of Athenian drama.

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Synonyms and antonyms of Dionysia in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Dionysia» into 25 languages

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酒神节
1,325 millions of speakers
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Dionysia
570 millions of speakers
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Dionysia
510 millions of speakers
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Dionysia
380 millions of speakers
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ديونيسيا
280 millions of speakers
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Dionysia
278 millions of speakers
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Dionísia
270 millions of speakers
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ডিত্তনীসিঅ
260 millions of speakers
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Dionysia
220 millions of speakers
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Dionysia
190 millions of speakers
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Dionysien
180 millions of speakers
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ディオニュシア
130 millions of speakers
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Dionysia
85 millions of speakers
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Dionysia
85 millions of speakers
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Dionysia
80 millions of speakers
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Dionysia
75 millions of speakers
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डायनोसिया
75 millions of speakers
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Dionysus
70 millions of speakers
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Dionysia
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Dionysia
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Dionysia
40 millions of speakers
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Dionisia
30 millions of speakers
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Διονυσία
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Dionysia
14 millions of speakers
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Dionysia
10 millions of speakers
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Dionysia
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIONYSIA»

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The Birds of Aristophanes, Acted at Athens at the Great ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Aristophanes, Benjamin Bickley Rogers, 2010
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Nothing to Do with Dionysos?: Athenian Drama in Its Social ...
SIMON GOLDHILL The Great Dionysia and Civic Ideology There Have Been numerous attempts to understand the role and importance of the Great Dionysia in Athens, and it is a festival that has been made crucial to varied and important ...
John J. Winkler, Froma I. Zeitlin, 1992
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The Making of Theatre History
Through the worship of Dionysus and the establishment of the annual festival called the City Dionysia, the Greeks became the first Western people to complete the transition from the instrumental and functional theatre of ritual ...
Paul Kuritz, 1988
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Festivals of Attica: An Archaeological Commentary
Finally, Dionysos Eleuthereus, the idol of the City Dionysia, had the same shape as Dionysos Lenaios. As August Frickenhaus argued long ago, the form of this idol came from Thebes, where a log adorned with bronze was venerated as ...
Erika Simon, 1983
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Tragedy and Athenian Religion
As in the Dionysia, so also in the Panathenaia, the procession articulated, and was articulated by, the whole Athenian polis as one unit.25 The polis articulated in the City Dionysia and the Panathenaia was an open system, that included ...
Christiane Sourvinou-Inwood, 2003
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Medea
Dionysia. A resident of a modern city can see a performance of a drama most weeks, if not most nights of the year, and anyone anywhere can watch a movie whenever he or she wants. Obviously, an ancient Athenian did not make regular trips ...
Euripides, Diane Arnson Svarlien, 2008
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Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome: An Anthology
Dionysia (fl. AD 122) Introduction On the statue of Memnon at Thebes there is one short epigram by Dionysia, who is otherwise unknown. The text was inscribed by the same person as two other inscriptions, one of which is dated to 5  ...
Ian Michael Plant, 2004
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Theoroi and Initiates in Samothrace: The Epigraphical Evidence
in line 19 as the event at which Praximenes is to be honored.5 It is of considerable significance that Praximenes is honored also with a grant of prohedria in the ἀγῶνες, but the principal ἀγῶνες in Samothrace will have been the Dionysia.
Nora Mitkova Dimitrova, 2008
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The Mythological Traditions of Liturgical Drama: The ...
The first reenactment of the Greater Dionysia was the mimesis of the advent of Dionysos Eleuthereus in Athens. It was probably begun on the eighth, the day before the great procession opened the celebration of the arrival and presence of  ...
Christine Schnusenberg, 2010
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Greek and Roman Festivals: Content, Meaning, and Practice
festivals (cont) Demetrieia, Delos Dia and Aianteia and Rhomaia, Opus 256 Dionysia, Antissa 49 Dionysia, Athens 14, 24, 33, 44, 54, 56, 58, 59, 63, 69—75, 76, 82, 85, 220, 224, 225, 226, 227—8, 237, 238, 248—50, 258; see also festival:  ...
J. Rasmus Brandt, Jon W. Iddeng, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIONYSIA»

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Give peace its freedom - Cyprus Mail Cyprus Mail
Although the play was firstly staged in 421 BC, at the great Dionysia – a few months after the death of Cleon and the Spartan general Brasidas ... «Cyprus Mail, Jul 15»
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Our top ten Greek tragedies in writing
Winning first prize in the Dionysia festival, the first play, Agamemnon, tells the story of the King of Argos who returns home to a cheating wife ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Are theatrical spoilers ever forgivable?
Imagine yourself as a theatre-loving Athenian on their way to the Dionysia. Would you attend a performance of Oedipus Rex, assuming ... «Palatinate, Jun 15»
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Ancient Greek Theater and the Monumental Amphitheaters in Honor …
One of these festivals was called the 'City Dionysia'. It was a festival of entertainment held in honor of the god of wine and fertility Dionysus and ... «Ancient Origins, Jun 15»
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Around the world in 80 grand tastes
The generous shot went down smoothly, and I knew I was being smiled upon as I strolled through Aspen's great Dionysia. A nearby dollop of ... «Aspen Daily News, Jun 15»
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How young writer captured cultural heart of Paris by staging English …
Thus was the Montmarte Dionysia theatre festival created. On Monday, Alla and his writer friend, Chris Newens, will oversee the festival's fourth ... «The Guardian, May 15»
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Fight for justice over tragic schoolboy continues - as convicted biker …
Dionysia Theodoritsi, an associate lawyer at Synetos Law who represented the Leek family, said: "The sentence he has been given is almost ... «Nottingham Post, May 15»
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Theater review | Beauty and the Beast: Enchanting musical well …
The choreography by Dionysia Williams reaches its peak in an energetic pub dance involving beer mugs and increasing levels of inebriation. «Columbus Dispatch, May 15»
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The Goddess of Buttercups and Daisies by Martin Millar review …
There is a good reason why Aristophanes' new comedy for the Dionysia festival is called Peace, and why tub-thumping, money-grubbing ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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Oedipus Rex at HCC Northeast
His experience showed as he encompassed the dialect and mannerisms one would expect from the City of Dionysia 430 B.C.. Erin Connally ... «The Egalitarian, Apr 15»
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