Panionium

Panionium is a big place, like a giant room, where people from all over Greece would meet to talk, trade, and have fun. Imagine going to a big shopping mall, except that it's MUCH bigger and with no stores. You can think of it as the very first Greek festival, where people from all over the country would come together to have a good time. The Panionium was dedicated to the god Poseidon, who was the god of the sea and earthquakes. So in a way, it was like celebrating him and the things he was in charge of. People would come to the Panionium to listen to music, compete in games, and trade goods with each other. It was a really special place because it brought people who lived very far away from each other together in one place, and they could learn from each other and become friends.