Alea
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Alea (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέα) was originally an independent goddess in Arcadian mythology who later became an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena. She was worshiped at sites such as Alea, Mantineia and Tegea, and a statue of Athena Alea stood on the road from Sparta to Therapne. Her most important sanctuary was the famous Temple of Athena Alea at Tegea.
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- Attested period
- 2020 – 2020
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“Alea (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέα) was an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena, prominent in Arcadian mythology, under which she was worshiped at Alea, Mantineia and Tegea. Alea was initially an independent goddess, but was eventually assimilated with Athena.”
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“a syncretization between the Olympian goddess Athena and the local deity Alea.”
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