Maliya
Lycian · deity · mythic · Recorded classification
Prominent Lycian goddess of springs, rivers and vegetation; identified with Athena in the 4th century BC; shared a temenos with Ertemi.
Domains
- springs and rivers
- vegetation gardens
Powers
- Quicken vineyards and grain as 'the Empowerer'
- Punish those who disturb the graves she guards
Epithets
- Maliya A great Lycian goddess of springs and crafts, akin to AthenaLycian inscriptions (primary)
Relations
- equated with: AthenaReciprocal of greek_hesiod_athena.equated-with — Maliya was identified with Athena in 4th-c. Lycia (coins, inscriptions). Preserves craft-patronage; breaks on Maliya's older spring-and-vegetation nature, which Athena never had.T. R. Bryce, The Lycians in Literary and Epigraphic Sources (1986) (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Trmmili Texts, Lycian Divinities corpus (descot21.github.io) (secondary)