Chalkeia

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Chalkeia was an ancient Athenian festival associated with craftsmen and metalworkers, particularly honoring the god Hephaestus and the goddess Athena as patrons of skilled labor.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Chalkeia canonical 2

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Statements (31)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Athenian festival ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ
associatedCityState polis of Athens ⓘ
associatedWith artisans ⓘ
craftsmen ⓘ
metalworkers ⓘ
country Ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
culturalContext Athenian civic religion ⓘ
culturalSphere Greek world ⓘ
hasTheme craftsmanship ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ
skilled labor ⓘ
technology and craft ⓘ
honoursAspectOfAthena Athena as patron of crafts ⓘ
honoursAspectOfHephaestus Hephaestus as patron of smiths ⓘ
honoursDeity Athena ⓘ
Hephaestus ⓘ
languageOfName Ancient Greek ⓘ
linkedDeityCult cult of Athena ⓘ
cult of Hephaestus ⓘ
mainLocation Athens ⓘ
patronDeityRole Athena Ergane ⓘ
linked to: Athena

Hephaestus as god of metalworking ⓘ
religion Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
religiousFunction veneration of craft deities ⓘ
socialFunction integration of craftsmen into civic cult ⓘ
recognition of artisans ⓘ
timePeriod Classical Athens ⓘ
Hellenic period ⓘ
linked to: Hellenistic period
typeOfWorkHonored manual labor ⓘ
technical skill ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hephaestus → festival → Chalkeia ⓘ