small island in the Philippine group, lies between those of Leyte and Mindanáo, N. Lat. 9° 55', E. Long. 125° 8'. Its length is about 18 miles, and its circumference 45 miles. There are several small rivers in the island.

Panathenæa (Παναθηναία), an ancient Athenian festival in honour of Athena, the protectress of Athens. Harpocratus and Suidas refer the institution of this festival to Erichthonius IV., King of Athens, who lived before Theseus. Theodoret alone says that the feast was established by Orpheus. But be this as it may, till the time of Theseus it was never a particular feast of the city of Athens, and was simply called Athenaia; that prince, however, having united all the people of Attica into one republic, they afterwards assisted at the festival; and hence the name Panathenæa, or the feast of all Attica. In effect, all Attica was present; and each division of the people sent a bullock for the sacrifices, and for the entertainment of the vast multitude of people assembled. There were two festivals under this denomination, the greater and the lesser. The greater Panathenæa were celebrated in the third year of each Olympiad, probably on the 28th of Hecatombaion; the less, annually. Though the celebration of neither employed at first more than one day, yet in after times they were protracted for the space of many days, and solemnized with greater preparations and magnificence than at their first institution. The ceremonies were the same in the greater and the lesser Panathenæa, excepting a banner, on PANULON, an enlarged German-flute, with sixteen finger-keys, and descending as low as G in the treble clef, with two ledger lines under the stave. It was invented some years ago by Trexler of Vienna. To remedy its inconvenient length, the lower end was curved. The quality of its tone is not so good as that of the common German-flute; but still the panulon may be effectively used in orchestra music as a bass to the other flutes.