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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Anthesteria
Britannica 11thANTHESTERIA, one of the four Athenian festivals in honour of Dionysus, held annually for three days ( 1 1 th-i 3th) in the month of Anthesterion (February-March). The object of the festival was to celebrate the maturing of the wine stored at the previous vinta ...
Vol. 2, pp. 93-93
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Anteater
Britannica 11thANTEATER, a term applied to several mammals, but (zoologically at any rate) specially indicating the tropical American anteaters of the family Uyrmecopkagidae (see EDENTATA). The typical and largest representative of the group is the great anteater or ant-bear
Vol. 2, pp. 89-89
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Antenor
Britannica 11th... a panther's skin at the door, was spared by the victors. Afterwards, ANTEQUERA— ANTHESTERIA according to various versions of the legend, he cither rebuilt a city on the site of Troy, or settled at Cyrene, or became the founder of Patavium. Homer, Iliad, iii. 1 ...
Vol. 2, pp. 92-92
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