Apollonius of Acharnae explained
Apollonius of Acharnae (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Άπολλώνιος) was a heortologist and writer of ancient Greece who lived in the late 2nd century BCE.[1] [2] He was the author of a work on the festivals, On the Festivals (Περὶ ἑορτῶν).[3] [4]
Modern scholars have a dubious opinion of some of the assertions of Apollonius that have been handed down to us -- namely that the Diasia and Meilichios were two separate and distinct festivals.[2] [5] [6]
Notes and References
- [Felix Jacoby]
- Book: Scullion, Scott . Ogden . Daniel . A Companion to Greek Religion . Festivals . . Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World . 2010 . 192 . 9781444334173 . 2016-03-19.
- [Harpocration]
- [Photios I of Constantinople]
- Book: Robertson, Noel . Religion and Reconciliation in Greek Cities: The Sacred Laws of Selinus and Cyrene . . American Philological Association American Classical Studies Series . 2009 . 45, 144 . 9780199742004 . 2016-03-19.
- Book: Parker, Robert . Polytheism and Society at Athens . . 2005 . 466 . 9780191534522 . 2016-03-19.