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Metageitnia (Ancient Greek: Μεταγείτνια, μετά + γειτονία literally change of neighborhood) was an Ancient Greek festival held in Athens during the month Metageitnion (August/September) in the honor of Metageitnius Apollo. The month of Metageitnion was named after the festival Metageitnia, which celebrated the migration of Theseus from Melite to Diomeia. The celebration of the festival itself declined over time and was replaced by the Apaturia. The festival evolved into a celebration of migrations, immigrations, departures, and colonizations among the Ionians - Metageitnius Apollo presided over the metoikia (the abode).

The Metageitnia is also mentioned by Plutarch in the treatise On Exile in Moralia.

References

1. Broneer, Oscar (1949). "Plato's Description of Early Athens, and the Origin of Metageitnia". Hesperia Supplements. 8: 47–59. doi:10.2307/1353881. ISSN 1064-1173. JSTOR 1353881.
2. Larson, Jennifer (2016-03-10). Understanding Greek Religion. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-29673-7.
3. Graninger, Denver (2011-07-27). Cult and Koinon in Hellenistic Thessaly. BRILL. p. 90. ISBN 978-90-04-20710-3.
4. Cavafy, Constantine (2013). C.P. Cavafy - historical poems : a verse translation with commentaries. J. Phillipson. Bloomington, IN. pp. 14–15. ISBN 978-1-4817-8867-0. OCLC 855957462.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
5. Harrison, Jane Ellen (1906). Primitive Athens as Described by Thucydides. University Press. pp. 144–145. ISBN 978-0-7222-2420-5.
6. Parker, Robert (2005-11-25). Polytheism and Society at Athens. OUP Oxford. p. 475. ISBN 978-0-19-153452-2.

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• Athenian festivals

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