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The High Priestess supervised the city cult of Athena, enshrined in the Parthenon, and was the chief of the lesser officials such as the plyntrides, arrephoroi and kanephoroi. [2] Athena Polias ("Athena of the City") was one of the three divine patrons of the Acropolis of Athens, the other two being served by the High Priest of Poseidon ...
The Erechtheion [2] (/ ɪ ˈ r ɛ k θ i ə n /, latinized as Erechtheum / ɪ ˈ r ɛ k θ i ə m, ˌ ɛ r ɪ k ˈ θ iː ə m /; Ancient Greek: Ἐρέχθειον, Greek: Ερέχθειο) or Temple of Athena Polias [3] is an ancient Greek Ionic temple on the north side of the Acropolis, Athens, which was primarily dedicated to the goddess Athena.
The new statue remained of Athena but was a copy of the gold and ivory version by Phidias in Athens. [26] It was a standing statue of Athena, with calm facial expression and holding a spear and a shield, wearing a helmet. [27] The statue was 6.5 m (21 ft) tall and three times smaller than the Athenian original. [27]
Regardless of whether the temple of Athena Polias – mentioned on the lamella from Dodona – was located in Phoenice, Bouthrotos, or elsewhere, the importance and prominent position of the goddess in Chaonia is also confirmed by the coins of the ethnos, where she is depicted with a Corinthian helmet [148] The cult of Athena was introduced to ...
The Altar of Athena Polias was a former structure on the Acropolis of Athens dedicated to the goddess Athena. [ 1 ] The altar's foundations were laid in 525 B.C. by the sons of the Athenian dictator Peisistratus , but may have overlaid an earlier temple constructed between 599 and 550. [ 1 ]
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The cult of Athena Polias (the city's eponymous goddess) was central to Athenian society, reinforcing morality and maintaining societal structure. [66] Women played a key role in the cult; the priestesshood of Athena was a position of great importance, [ 120 ] and the priestess could use her influence to support political positions.
The cult of Athena Polias (the city's eponymous goddess) was central to Athenian society, reinforcing morality and maintaining societal structure. [8] Women played a key role in the cult; the priestesshood of Athena was a position of great importance, [ 20 ] and the priestess could use her influence to support political positions.