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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793978403321

Autore

Lalonde Gerald V. <1938->

Titolo

Athena Itonia : geography and meaning of an ancient Greek war goddess / / by Gerald V. Lalonde

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden Boston : , : BRILL, , 2020

ISBN

90-04-41639-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (351 pages)

Collana

Mnemosyne, Supplements; ; volume430

Disciplina

292.2114

Soggetti

Goddesses, Greek

Religion and geography

Greece Religious life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Copyright page / Gerald V. Lalonde -- Dedication / Gerald V. Lalonde -- Acknowledgements / Gerald V. Lalonde -- Maps and Figures / Gerald V. Lalonde -- Abbreviations / Gerald V. Lalonde -- Introduction / Gerald V. Lalonde -- Thessaly / Gerald V. Lalonde -- Boiotia / Gerald V. Lalonde -- Athens / Gerald V. Lalonde -- Amorgos / Gerald V. Lalonde -- Back Matter -- Athena Itonia Indigenous to Athens? / Gerald V. Lalonde -- Illustrations / Gerald V. Lalonde -- Bibliography / Gerald V. Lalonde -- Index of Passages Cited / Gerald V. Lalonde -- Index of Inscriptions Cited / Gerald V. Lalonde -- Index of Select Greek Terms / Gerald V. Lalonde -- Index of Subjects / Gerald V. Lalonde.

Sommario/riassunto

With Athena Itonia: Geography and Meaning of an Ancient Greek War Goddess Gerald V. Lalonde offers the first comprehensive history of the martial cult of Athena Itonia, from its origins in Greek prehistory to its demise in the Roman imperial age. The Itonian goddess appears first among the Thessalians and eventually as the patron deity of their famed cavalry. Archaic poets attest to "Athena, warrior goddess" and her festival games at the Itoneion near Boiotian Koroneia. The cult also came south to Athens, probably with the mounted Thessalian allies of Peisistratos. Hellenistic decrees from Amorgos tell of elaborate festival sacrifices to Athena Itonia, likely supplications for protection of the islanders and their maritime trade when piracy plagued the Cyclades



after collapse of the Greek naval forces that policed the Aegean Sea. This will be an indispensable volume for all interested in the social, political, and military uses of ancient Greek religious cult and the geography, chronology, and circumstances of its propagation among Greek poleis and federations.