Boedromia festival

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The Boedromia festival was an ancient Athenian celebration in honor of Apollo as a helper in war, commemorating military deliverance and victory.

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Boedromia festival canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Athenian festival ⓘ
ancient Greek religious festival ⓘ
associatedDeity Apollo ⓘ
Artemis ⓘ
associatedWith military assistance ⓘ
protection of the city ⓘ
war ⓘ
attestedIn Athenian inscriptions ⓘ
ancient Greek literary sources ⓘ
calendar Attic calendar ⓘ
category Ancient Athenian festivals ⓘ
Festivals of Apollo ⓘ
Military commemorative festivals ⓘ
celebratedIn Attica ⓘ
cityState polis of Athens ⓘ
commemorates military deliverance ⓘ
military victory ⓘ
country Ancient Athens ⓘ
linked to: Classical Athens
culture Athenian ⓘ
dedicatedTo Apollo as a helper in war ⓘ
hasGreekName Βοηδρόμια ⓘ
hasTheme deliverance from enemies ⓘ
gratitude to divine helpers ⓘ
historicalPeriod Classical Athens ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
honors Apollo ⓘ
honorsAspect Apollo Boedromios ⓘ
honorsEpithetOfApollo Boedromios ⓘ
languageOfName Ancient Greek ⓘ
location Athens ⓘ
meaningOfEpithetBoedromios helper in battle ⓘ
helper in distress ⓘ
monthInAtticCalendar Boedromion ⓘ
partOf Athenian religious calendar ⓘ
religion ancient Greek religion ⓘ
religiousFunction public worship of Apollo as savior in war ⓘ
ritualFocus supplication for future protection in war ⓘ
thanksgiving for military aid ⓘ
timeOfYear Boedromion ⓘ
typeOfCult civic cult ⓘ

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

Boedromion → containsFestival → Boedromia festival ⓘ
Apollo Boedromios → honoredDuring → Boedromia festival ⓘ