Athena Chalcioecus
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Athena Chalcioecus is an epithet of the Greek goddess Athena associated with a sacred bronze house, serving as a sanctuary where the lawgiver Lycurgus seeks refuge. In Plutarch's account, her temple provides protection that causes his opponents to retreat and he forgives the adolescent who harms him. The narrative links her sanctuary to themes of divine protection and justice.
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“After he flees to the temple of Athena Chalcioecus and has one of his eye put out by an adolescent, his opponents back down and he forgives the adolescent.”
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