Hyacinthia

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Hyacinthia was an important ancient Spartan religious festival held in honor of the hero Hyacinthus and the god Apollo, featuring mourning rites followed by celebrations.

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Hyacinthia canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spartan festival ⓘ
ancient Greek religious festival ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Apollo Amyclaeus ⓘ
linked to: Απόλλων
associatedWithHero Hyacinthus ⓘ
associatedWithStructure Throne of Apollo at Amyclae ⓘ
celebratedBy Perioikoi of Laconia ⓘ
Spartans ⓘ
commemorates apotheosis of Hyacinthus ⓘ
death of Hyacinthus ⓘ
linked to: Hyacinthus
hasAfterlifeBeliefAspect honoring dead hero ⓘ
hasComponent athletic contests ⓘ
celebratory rites ⓘ
choral performances ⓘ
feasting ⓘ
mourning rites ⓘ
musical contests ⓘ
processions ⓘ
hasCulturalContext ancient Greek religion ⓘ
ancient Sparta ⓘ
linked to: Sparta
hasLocation Amyclae ⓘ
Laconia ⓘ
Sparta ⓘ
hasMusic choral hymns ⓘ
hasParticipants men ⓘ
women ⓘ
youths ⓘ
hasPhase period of mourning ⓘ
period of rejoicing ⓘ
hasRitual offerings at the tomb of Hyacinthus ⓘ
public banquets ⓘ
ritual lamentation ⓘ
sacrifices to Apollo ⓘ
honors Apollo ⓘ
Hyacinthus ⓘ
languageContext ancient Greek ⓘ
linkedMyth Apollo and Hyacinthus myth ⓘ
linked to: Hyacinthus
mainSanctuary sanctuary of Apollo at Amyclae ⓘ
mentionedBy Pausanias ⓘ
region Peloponnese ⓘ
religiousFunction Apollo cult observance ⓘ
hero cult observance ⓘ
religiousType hero-and-god joint cult festival ⓘ
seasonal festival ⓘ
season summer (probable) ⓘ
socialRole major civic festival of Sparta ⓘ
occasion for interstate guest-friendship ⓘ
timePeriod classical antiquity ⓘ

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Hyacinthus → festival → Hyacinthia ⓘ