In the winter month Maimakterion, the sacred plowing and sowing was performed. This is one of the festivals of Demeter.
Athenian and Attic calendar with signs of the Zodiac, personifications of the Attic months and representations or symbols of the festivals. Christians carved 3 crosses on top of the original motifs and the calendar is not whole. The names of the months are Attic. Our photos show parts of the frieze. Antique Greek frieze. West, frontfacade. #5 of 6. Panagia Gorgoepikoos / Mikri Mittropoli, Athens, Greece.