ALEAEA
ALEAEA or
ALAEA (
Ἀλέαια), a festival celebrated to the honour of Athena Alea,
near Tegea, with games and contests, of which we find mention in
inscriptions. (
Paus. 8.47.3; Krause,
Die Gymnastik u. Agonistik d. Hellenen, pp. 734-736; K.
F. Hermann,
Lehrbuch d. gottesdienstlichen Alterthümer d.
Griechen, § 51, n. 11; comp. HALOTIA.)
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