03198oam 22004692 450 991079397840332120230105202050.090-04-41639-010.1163/9789004416390(CKB)4100000009668646(MiAaPQ)EBC5963861(nllekb)BRILL9789004416390(PPN)243783299(EXLCZ)99410000000966864620191006d2020 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAthena Itonia geography and meaning of an ancient Greek war goddess /by Gerald V. LalondeLeiden Boston :BRILL,2020.1 online resource (351 pages)Mnemosyne, Supplements;volume43090-04-41640-4 Includes bibliographical references and indexes.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.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.Mnemosyne, Supplements;volume430.Goddesses, GreekReligion and geographyGreeceReligious life and customsGoddesses, GreekReligion and geography.292.2114Lalonde Gerald V.1938-220263NL-LeKBNL-LeKBBOOK9910793978403321Athena Itonia3865728UNINA