Editing Anthesteria (section)

==Origins==
Athenians of the Classical age were aware that the festival was of great antiquity. Its ritual marriage of a queen to Dionysus recalls [[Greek mythology|myths]] concerning [[Theseus]] and [[Ariadne]],{{sfn|Burkert|1985|loc=§II.7.7, p 109}} but this is no longer considered a dependable sign that the festival had been celebrated in the Minoan period. Since the festival was celebrated by Athens and all the Ionian cities, however, it is assumed that it must have preceded the [[Ionian migration]] of the late eleventh or early tenth century&nbsp;BC. This still makes it the oldest datable part of the [[Eleusinian Mysteries]].