Up until now, this thread has been home to the Benedideia for SF 2003. Here was the original description of the thread:

	Benedideia Events in Athens 19 & 20 May 2003 (all times aw comm panel time)
Monday	19 May, 1 pm - ??
1 pm	Altar dedication and formal sacrifice to the Goddess Bendis. The Vestibule of Mt. Olympus
9-10 pm	Horseback torchrace. Bring your own steed or select from our stables. Stables open at 8:30, first come first dibs on the magnificent selection of minotaurian, centaurian, pegasaurian and trojan mounts. All racers must register by 8:55 pm. Benedideia thread
10 pm till ??	Mid-night Bacchalian feast...plenty of food, retsina, falernian, and, ummm...according to Bacchus himself...secluded bushes. Benedideia thread
Tuesday	20 May, 1 - 10 pm
1-7 pm	Mooncake Bake-off, winner decided by popular vote. Benedideia thread
8-9ish pm	Archery competition, any style of tensile-released projectile point allowed. All archers must register by 7:55 pm. Benedideia thread
9-10 pm	Cake walk and closing ceremonies: Awards for the torch race, best sacrifices, best poem, archery comeptition and bake-off announced. Benedideia thread
Ongoing throughout the festival... (1 pm Monday - 10ish pm Tuesday)
Altar of Bendis	Open for individual or group sacrificial offerings. Awards given for the most creative and reverent offerings.
Agora Taverna	Open Homeric epic-style original poetry mic (if you cannot be epic, or even Homeric, at least be poetic). Awards will be given.
Visitors from Foreign Lands Most Welcome to Participate!

check out the festival origins at the followng links:

benidideia, held in mid-may in honour of the thracian goddess bendis. for more information check here and here. and here is what perseus has available.

More information on the mini-event of the Olympieia are pending! Stay tuned for more details. :)