Priestesses and maidens Athens

   The first priestess of Athena called Kalifiessa. There are several myths about the terrible plight of priestesses and slaves Athens: Hers and Aglaulus die Iodama turns into stone. However Avge Athena helps. Priestesses were also Pandrosus, Theano and Phoebe (one of the daughters of Leucippus, stolen Dioscurus).

   There are some details of the Athenian cult. Priestess Athena Attic polyads not eat cheese. Athena polyads are girls arrefory (two of them, and they are replaced after the performance of the rite). During the festival, they have the underground passage to the head that gives them a priestess of Athena, and instead of taking another. Carrying the basket in the sacred temples of Pallas mentions Ovid. In the sanctuary of Athena polyads burned an inextinguishable lamp, which is filled with oil once a year.

   In the temple of Athena Eton woman every day holds fire on the altar, saying, name Iodamy.

   Seneca mentions a dance at the altar of Pallas with Deianira, and Augustine, who began dances of Pallas.

   The sculptor created a statue of Demetrius Lysimachus, who was a priestess of Athena 64.

   Herodotus mentions a priestess of Athena at pedasiytsev (Kariya), in which sometimes grew a beard.