\b0 One of the main festivals in the Athenian sacred calendar. The Little Panathenaea were held every year and the
Great Panathenaea every four years. The climax of the festival was the solemn procession that wound its way through the city and up to the Acropolis, where an embroidered \i peplos\i0 was offered to the statue of \b \cf4 \ATXht6 Athena\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0
. Games and gymnastic contests were held at the same time as the procession.