panathenaic

adjective

pan·​ath·​e·​na·​ic

often capitalized

: of, relating to, or connected with the Panathenaea : panathenaean

the Parthenon frieze representing the panathenaic procession

vases given as prizes in the panathenaic games

Word History

Etymology

Latin panathenaicus, from Greek panathēnaikos, from panathēnaia + -ikos -ic

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