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Metageitnia (Ancient Greek:Μεταγείτνια, μετά + γειτονία literallychange of neighborhood) was anAncient Greek festival held in Athens during the monthMetageitnion (August/September) in the honor ofMetageitnius Apollo.[1][2] The month of Metageitnion was named after the festival Metageitnia, which celebrated the migration ofTheseus fromMelite toDiomeia.[3] The celebration of the festival itself declined over time and was replaced by theApaturia.[4] The festival evolved into a celebration of migrations, immigrations, departures, and colonizations among the Ionians - Metageitnius Apollo presided over themetoikia (the abode).
The Metageitnia is also mentioned byPlutarch in the treatiseOn Exile inMoralia.[5][6]
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