Arrhephoria
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- Instance of
- festival
- Country
- Classical Athens
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- P2596
- Ancient Greece
- P547
- Athena
- P710
- arrephoros
- P2922
- Skirophorion
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- Historical celebration
- Mythos connection
- Modern day celebration
- Connected rituals
- See also
- References
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- General references
thumb|A recreation of the Statue of Athena that would have been found inside the Parthenon. thumb|Recreation of the west pediment of the Parthenon.
Arrhephoria was a feast among the Athenians, instituted in honor of Athena. The word is derived from the Greek term ' (""), which is composed of ' ("," "unspoken, not to be divulged") and ' ("," to carry"). This feast was also called Hersiphoria''', from Herse, the daughter of Cecrops, on whose account it was established.