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What are some festivals in ancient Greece?

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Panhellenic Festivals
- Olympic Games
- Pythian Games
- Isthmian Games
- Nemean Games
Athenian and Attic Festivals
- Hekatombaion
  - 12 - Kronia
  - 16 - Synoikia
  - 28 - Panathenea
- Metageitnion
  - 15,16,17,18 - Eleusina
- Boedromion
  - 5 - Genesia
  - 12 - Democratia
  - 17 or 18 - Epidauria
- Pyanopsion
  - 6 - Proerosia
  - 7 - Pyanopsia
  - 8 - Theseia
  - 8 - Oschophoria
  - 9 - Stenia
  - 11,12,13 - Thesmophoria
  - 19,20,21 or 26,27,28 - Apaturia
  - 30 - Apaturia
- Maimakterion
  - ? - Pompaia
- Poseideon (Ποσῐδηϊών)
  - 8 - Posidea (Ποσῐδεῖα)
  - 26 - Haloa
- Gamelion
  - 12,13,14,15 - Lenea
  - 27 - Theogamia
- Anthesterion
  - 11,12,13 - Anthesteria
  - 23 - Diasia
- Elaphebolion
  - 10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17 - Great Dionysia
  - 17 - Pandia
- Mounichion
  - 16 - Munichia
  - 19 - Olympeia
- Thargelion
  - 7 - Thargelia
  - 19 - Bendideia
  - 24 - Callynteria
  - 25 - Plynteria
- Skirophorion
  - 3 - Arrephoria
  - 12 - Scira
  - 14 - Bouphonia
Other Festivals
- Asclepieia
- Gymnopaidiai
- Carnea
- Heraea
- Daidala
- Eleutheria
- Lyycaea
- Hyancinthia

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