Based on The Swan Princess/Swan Lake
Princess Annabeth of Athens has been betrothed to Prince Percy of Crete practically since she was born. The two spent their childhoods butting heads but after a period of separation, they reunite and discover tha...
The pompē, a grand procession to the Eleuthereus, the theater of the God of Wine and Revelry, marked the start of Dionysia. A statue of the god draped in a real leopard skin and crowded with a wreath of ivy was carried at the front of the procession, followed by phalloi made from wood and bronze carried aloft on poles, and a large phallus pulled in a cart. The phallus was a symbol of the God of Wine and Revelry. Chorēgoi, chorus leaders, dressed in ornate and expensive costumes sang and played music. Some of Athen's best poets and musicians lent their talents to the pompē. Following the god's statue, sacred phalloi and the chorēgoí marched that year's archons, the city's magistrates. Archons came from the aristoi and agathoi, royals and nobles from Attica's most prominent oikoi, and served a term of one year. Aristoi and agathoi were also known as the Pentakosiomedimnoi, because their land produced five hundred bushels or more of produce a year. After them came the five hundred members of that year's council carrying baskets of bread and flagons of wine for the sacrifice. The council was chosen from former archons and the wealthier members of the common people, known as hippeis (horsemen) because their land yielded three hundred bushels of produce, the necessary income to be able to keep a horse. They advised the archons and served for a year. A herd of three hundred bulls lead by members of that month's Ekklèsia followed by the council. Members of the Ekklèsia were chosen at random each month's from among the common citizens of Athens and voted "yes" or "no" to proposals put forth by the council. At the end of the procession rode the royal family. King Frederick drove his great bronze chariot pulled by two white horses. His armor and the ceremonial wreath of olive leaves on his head glinted and shone in the setting sun. Riding alongside him in the chariot were his wife and daughter. Queen Athena was dressed in an azure blue chiton and himation embroidered with golden thread. Her dark hair was pulled back in a gold net and adorned with a gold diadem set with garnets which matched her necklace. The gold jewelry and thread glittered in the torch light.
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Princess Annabeth's blonde hair was worn in Cypriot curls. She wore a mint green chiton and himation with a sage green print and a pale pink peplos.
