ληναῖος,
α,
ον,(
A). ληνός 1 )
belonging to the wine-press; esp.
1). epith. of Dionysus, as
god of the wine-press,
D.S. 3.63 .
2). Λήναια (sc.
ἱερά),
τά,
the Lenaea, an Athenian (also Rhodian,
IG 12(1).125 ) festival held in the month
Ληναιών (i.e. Gamelion) in honour of Dionysus, at which there were dramatic contests, esp. of the Com. Poets,
Ar. Ach. 1155 (lyr.).
3). Λήναιον,
τό,
the Lenaeum, the place at Athens where the Lenaea were held,
οὑπὶ Ληναίῳ ἀγών the
Lenaean dramatic contest, opp.
τὰ κατ’ ἄστυ, ib.
504 , cf.
Pl. Prt. 327d , Lex ap.
D. 21.10 ;
Διονύσια τὰ ἐπὶ Ληναίῳ SIG 1029.9 (iv B.C.).