Panathenaea Festival

1. Events

1.1. Equestrian contests

1.2. Rituals & Sacrifices

1.3. Musical/Dance contests

1.4. Food

2. Date

2.1. Greater: Every 4th year

2.2. Lesser: Every year

2.3. Principal day was the third from the end of the Hecatombaeon (About August 13, the birth date if Athena)

3. Origin

3.1. Founded by Erechtheus

3.2. Founded 725 years before the first Olympaids

3.3. Pisistratus renewed the festival with a greater connection to Athena

4. Athena

4.1. God of war and wisdom

4.2. Daughter of Zeus and Metis

4.3. Born out of Zeus' head wearing a full set of gold armor