Daedala

Daedala
/deed"l euh/, n. (sometimes used with a pl. v.)
either of two festivals held in ancient Boeotia in honor of the reconciliation of Hera with Zeus, one (Little Daedala) being held every 6 years, the other (Great Daedala), every 59 years.
[ < Gk Daídala (neut. pl.), n. use of daídalos DAEDAL]

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  • Daedala — For the ancient city, see Daedala (city). In ancient Greece, the Daedala (Greek Δάιδαλα) was a festival celebrating the goddess Hera celebrated among the Boeotians, particularly the Plataeans.[1] The festival is described by Pausanias (ix.3.§1… …   Wikipedia

  • Daedala — /deed l euh/, n. (sometimes used with a pl. v.) either of two festivals held in ancient Boeotia in honor of the reconciliation of Hera with Zeus, one (Little Daedala) being held every 6 years, the other (Great Daedala), every 59 years. [ < Gk… …   Universalium

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  • Daedala (city) — Daedala (Greek: τὰ Δαίδαλα) was a city of the Rhodian Peraea in Caria, or a small place, as Stephanus of Byzantium says (s. v.), on the authority of Strabo; and also a mountain tract in Lycia. The eastern limit of the Rhodian Peraea was the town… …   Wikipedia

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  • Great Daedala. — See under Daedala. * * * …   Universalium

  • Little Daedala. — See under Daedala. * * * …   Universalium

  • Great Daedala. — See under Daedala …   Useful english dictionary

  • Little Daedala. — See under Daedala …   Useful english dictionary

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