anthippasia
The English word “anthippasia” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- A traditional cavalry display in Ancient Athens; in particular, a series of contests occurring later in the democratic period as a contest between tribal cavalry units at Athenian festivals such as the Olympieia and Panathenaea.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀνθιππασία (anthippasía), from ἀντί (antí) + ἱππεύς (hippeús) + -ιον (-ion), literally “knightly-contest”.
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