pan·ath·e·na·ic \| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nāik\adjective Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Latin panathenaicus, from Greek panathēnaikos, from panathēnaia + -ikos -ic : of, relating to, or connected with the Panathenaea : panathenaean < the Parthenon frieze representing the panathenaic procession > < vases given as prizes in the panathenaic games >