LEADER 03198oam 22004692 450 001 9910793978403321 005 20230105202050.0 010 $a90-04-41639-0 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004416390 035 $a(CKB)4100000009668646 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5963861 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004416390 035 $a(PPN)243783299 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000009668646 100 $a20191006d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAthena Itonia $egeography and meaning of an ancient Greek war goddess /$fby Gerald V. Lalonde 210 1$aLeiden Boston :$cBRILL,$d2020. 215 $a1 online resource (351 pages) 225 1 $aMnemosyne, Supplements;$vvolume430 311 $a90-04-41640-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $tFront Matter -- Copyright page /$rGerald V. Lalonde -- Dedication /$rGerald V. Lalonde -- Acknowledgements /$rGerald V. Lalonde -- Maps and Figures /$rGerald V. Lalonde -- Abbreviations /$rGerald V. Lalonde -- Introduction /$rGerald V. Lalonde -- Thessaly /$rGerald V. Lalonde -- Boiotia /$rGerald V. Lalonde -- Athens /$rGerald V. Lalonde -- Amorgos /$rGerald V. Lalonde -- Back Matter -- Athena Itonia Indigenous to Athens? /$rGerald V. Lalonde -- Illustrations /$rGerald V. Lalonde -- Bibliography /$rGerald V. Lalonde -- Index of Passages Cited /$rGerald V. Lalonde -- Index of Inscriptions Cited /$rGerald V. Lalonde -- Index of Select Greek Terms /$rGerald V. Lalonde -- Index of Subjects /$rGerald V. Lalonde. 330 $aWith Athena Itonia: Geography and Meaning of an Ancient Greek War Goddess Gerald V. Lalonde offers the first comprehensive history of the martial cult of Athena Itonia, from its origins in Greek prehistory to its demise in the Roman imperial age. The Itonian goddess appears first among the Thessalians and eventually as the patron deity of their famed cavalry. Archaic poets attest to "Athena, warrior goddess" and her festival games at the Itoneion near Boiotian Koroneia. The cult also came south to Athens, probably with the mounted Thessalian allies of Peisistratos. Hellenistic decrees from Amorgos tell of elaborate festival sacrifices to Athena Itonia, likely supplications for protection of the islanders and their maritime trade when piracy plagued the Cyclades after collapse of the Greek naval forces that policed the Aegean Sea. This will be an indispensable volume for all interested in the social, political, and military uses of ancient Greek religious cult and the geography, chronology, and circumstances of its propagation among Greek poleis and federations. 410 0$aMnemosyne, Supplements;$vvolume430. 606 $aGoddesses, Greek 606 $aReligion and geography 607 $aGreece$xReligious life and customs 615 0$aGoddesses, Greek 615 0$aReligion and geography. 676 $a292.2114 700 $aLalonde$b Gerald V.$f1938-$0220263 801 0$bNL-LeKB 801 1$bNL-LeKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910793978403321 996 $aAthena Itonia$93865728 997 $aUNINA