Noun
an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
Source: WordNetBut the Lenaia and City Dionysia included performances of both comedies and tragedies, and thus references to tragedy were highly topical and immediately relevant to the original audience. Source: Internet
Barrett (1964) p.12 Aristophanes won second prize at the City Dionysia in 427 BC with his first play The Banqueters (now lost). Source: Internet
By Dionysia Johnson-Massie Littler Mendelson P.C. I admit it: I LOVE this time of the year! Source: Internet
The City Dionysia was overseen by the archon eponymous and the priest of Dionysus. Source: Internet
It was usual for foreign dignitaries to attend the City Dionysia, and The Babylonians caused some embarrassment for the Athenian authorities since it depicted the cities of the Delian League as slaves grinding at a mill. Source: Internet
A third holds that he died of happiness after winning his final victory at the City Dionysia. Source: Internet