Kronia

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Kronia was an ancient Athenian festival honoring Cronus and celebrating a temporary social equality reminiscent of the mythical Golden Age.

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Kronia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Athenian festival ⓘ
ancient Greek festival ⓘ
associatedConcept role reversal festivals ⓘ
utopian social order ⓘ
associatedWithMythologicalAge Golden Age ⓘ
calendarSystem Athenian calendar ⓘ
celebratedInCity Athens ⓘ
celebratedInRegion Attica ⓘ
culture ancient Greek religion ⓘ
deityTypeHonored Titan ⓘ
etymology derived from the name of Cronus (Kronos) ⓘ
feature reversal of normal social roles ⓘ
temporary social equality ⓘ
honorsAspectOfCronus Cronus as ruler of the Golden Age ⓘ
honorsDeity Cronus ⓘ
influencedLaterConcept later Greco-Roman ideas of a Saturnian Golden Age ⓘ
languageOfName Ancient Greek ⓘ
linkedDeity Rhea ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ
mythologicalContext age of Cronus preceding the rule of Zeus ⓘ
religiousCategory festival of the agricultural cycle ⓘ
religiousFunction honoring Cronus through sacrifice and feasting ⓘ
ritualElement communal meals ⓘ
offerings to Cronus ⓘ
socialPractice slaves dined with or were served by their masters ⓘ
suspension of normal labor obligations ⓘ
theme abundance and leisure ⓘ
egalitarianism ⓘ
nostalgia for a primordial just order ⓘ
timeOfYear summer ⓘ

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Cronus → festival → Kronia ⓘ