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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.^[1]^[2] Alea was initially an independent goddess, but was eventually assimilated with Athena.^[3] A statue of Athena Alea existed on the road from Sparta to Therapne.^[4] Her most important sanctuary was the famous Temple of Athena Alea at Tegea.

Notes

^ Schmitz, Leonhard (1867). "Alea". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. pp. 108–109.
^ Pausanias, Description of Greece viii. 23. § 1, 9. § 3, ii. 17. § 7
^ Jost, Madeleine (1996). "Arcadian cults and myths". In Hornblower, Simon (ed.). Oxford Classical Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
^ Pausanias, Description of Greece iii. 19. 3 7

References

Pausanias, Description of Greece with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library
Pausanias, Graeciae Descriptio. 3 vols. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Alea". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.

External links

Temple of Athena Alea at Tegea at the Athena Museum

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[DGRBM-1] Schmitz, Leonhard (1867). "Alea". In William Smith (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. Boston: Little, Brown and Company. pp. 108–109.

[2] Pausanias, Description of Greece viii. 23. § 1, 9. § 3, ii. 17. § 7

[arcmyth-3] Jost, Madeleine (1996). "Arcadian cults and myths". In Hornblower, Simon (ed.). Oxford Classical Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

[4] Pausanias, Description of Greece iii. 19. 3 7

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+'''Alea''' ([[Ancient Greek]]: {{lang|grc|Ἀλέα}}) was an [[epithet]] of the [[Greek mythology|Greek goddess]] [[Athena]], prominent in [[Arcadia]]n mythology, under which she was worshiped at [[Alea, Argolis|Alea]], [[Mantineia]] and [[Tegea]].<ref name="DGRBM">{{cite encyclopedia  | last = Schmitz  | first = Leonhard  | title = Alea  | editor = [[William Smith (lexicographer)|William Smith]]  | encyclopedia = [[Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology]]  | volume = 1  | pages = 108–109  | publisher = [[Little, Brown and Company]]  | location = Boston  | year = 1867  | url = http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/0117.html }}</ref><ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' viii. 23. § 1, 9. § 3, ii. 17. § 7</ref>   Alea was initially an independent goddess, but was eventually assimilated with Athena.<ref name="arcmyth">{{Cite book  | last = Jost  | first = Madeleine | contribution = Arcadian cults and myths  | editor-last = Hornblower  | editor-first = Simon  | title = [[Oxford Classical Dictionary]]| publisher = [[Oxford University Press]]  | place = Oxford  | year = 1996 }}</ref>  A statue of Athena Alea existed on the road from [[Sparta]] to [[Therapne]].<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' iii. 19. 3 7</ref>  Her most important sanctuary was the famous [[Temple of Athena Alea]] at Tegea.
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-* {{SmithDGRBM|title= Alea}}
+== References ==
+* [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Description of Greece'' with an English Translation by W.H.S. Jones, Litt.D., and H.A. Ormerod, M.A., in 4 Volumes. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1918. [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Paus.+1.1.1 Online version at the Perseus Digital Library]
+* [[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], ''Graeciae Descriptio.'' ''3 vols''. Leipzig, Teubner. 1903.  [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.01.0159 Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library].
+{{SmithDGRBM|title= Alea}}
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