A
Admete - Priestess of Hera at Argos (7)
Agariste - Daughter of Cleisthenes of Sicyon, 6th century B.C. (5)
Alexandra - A priestess of Athena during the 2nd century BC (7)
Alkmeonis - a follower of Dionysos in the 3rd or 2nd century BC (7)
Ameinokleia - A priestess of Demeter and Kore at Eleusis (7)
Anaktoria - Woman in Sappho's poems (3)
Anaxo - A priestess of Demeter whose twin, Kleno, was a priestess of the Graces (7)
Andromeda - Woman in Sappho's poems (3)
Anyte - 4th century B.C. poet (3)
Apollonis - A priestess of Demeter and Kore from Smyrna (7)
Aristodike - A priestess who lived around 183 BC (7)
Aristonike - A priestess consulted by the Athenians before the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC, per Herodotos (7)
Aristonoe - Mother of Hierokles and priestess of Nemesis at Rhamnous during the 3rd century BC. (7)
Aristoxene - Aristoxene menas, "Good guest". She was in the foundation myth of Massalia (5)
Arkesteime - A priestess of Kybele at Smyrna during the 2nd century BC (7)
Arsinoe - A priestess of Athena during the 2nd century BC (7)
Asklepias - A priestess of Athena during the 2nd century BC (7)
Athenion - Athenion, daughter of Athenios was a priestess of Athena Polias in 134 AD (7)
Atthis - Woman in Sappho's poems (3)
B
Baubo - A Theban follower of Dionysos from around 278 - 250 BC (7)
Bito - A priestess of Athena during the 2nd century BC (7)
C/K
Chairestrate - An Attic priestess of Kybele during the 4th century BC (7)
Chairippe - A priestess of Demeter and Kore at Eleusis (7)
Charite - A Delphic prophetess (7)
Choirine - A 4th century BC woman from Eleusis (7)
Chrysis - A priestess from the 2nd century BC (7)
Cleis (Kleis?)- Sappho's daughter (3)
D
Diotima - A prophet from Mantineia. Some scholars say she was a historical
person. Others say Plato made up her character. (7)
E
Epigone - Mantineian priestess during the 1st century BC (7)
Erinna - 4th century B.C. poet (3)
Euphantis - A woman from Thebes (7)
Euxenia - A priestess of Aphrodite in Megalopolis during the 2nd century BC (7)
G
Galato - A priestess from the 1st century BC (7)
Glauke - A priestess of Demeter and Kore at Eleusis (7)
Glaukothea - The mother of Aeschines in the time of Demosthenes (7)
Gongyla - Woman in Sappho's poems (3)
Gorgo - Woman in Sappho's poems. Also an aunt of a priestess of Demeter and Kore (3, 7)
Gyrinno - Woman in Sappho's poems (3)
H
Habryllis - A priestess of Demeter and Kore at Eleusis around 150 - 130 BC (7)
Hageso - A priestess of Artemis on Rhodes around the 3rd or 2nd century BC (7)
Hierophile - A Sibyl who died before the time of Pausanias (7)
I
Iounia - Iounia Megiste was a priestess of Athena Polias during the 1st century AD (7)
Irana - Woman in Sappho's poems (3)
Isias - Isias of Laodikea was a priestess of Isis at Smyrna during the 2nd century BC (7)
K
Kallisto - A priestess in the temple of Nemesis (7)
Kallistrate - A priestess who lived around 190 - 160 BC (7)
Kallixeine - A Phrygian priestess of Demeter during the time of Julian (7)
Klea - A woman of Delphi (7)
Kleariste - A Greek priestess during Roman times (7)
Kleidike - A priestess during the 1st century BC (7)
Kleno - A priestess of the Graces whose twin, Anaxo, was a priestess of Demeter (7)
Kleoboea - A follower of Demeter (7)
Kleokratea - A priestess of Demeter and Kore at Eleusis from the mid-first century BC (7)
Kleopatra - A priestess of Nymphe (7)
Kosko - A Theban follower of Dionysos from around 278 - 250 BC (7)
L
Laodameia - A woman who was involved in religious practices at Delos around 120 - 110 BC (7)
Laodike - A priestess of Athena during the 2nd century BC (7)
Leirio - A priestess of Demeter on the island of Kos (7)
Lysandra - A priestess of Athena during the 2nd century BC (7)
Lysimache - Priestess of Athena Polias at Athens during the 5th/4th century BC (7)
Lysistrate - A priestess of Demeter and Kore around 450 BC (7)
M
Malthake - A woman who lived during the 2nd century BC (7)
Megiste - A priestess of Athena Polias during the 1st century BC (7)
Mego - A 1st century BC woman who carried a statue of Artemis (7)
Menekrateia - A priestess of Aphrodite who was the daughter of Dexikrates of Ikaria (7)
Menophila - A woman who lived at Sardis during the 2nd century BC (7)
Metris - A priestess of Athena during the 2nd century BC (7)
Metrodora - A priestess who lived around 183 BC (7)
Mnasidica (Mnasidika?) - Woman in Sappho's poems (3)
Mneso - Mneso was a daughter of Kritodemos of Thorikos and wife of Asklepiades of Berenikidou, who lived during the 2nd or 1st century BC. (7)
Moschion - A priestess of Athena during the 2nd century BC (7)
Myrrhine - A priestess who lived in 4th century Athens (7)
N
Nikandre, Nikandra - A young priestess of Zeus at Dodonna during the time of Herodotos. Also a priestess or follower of Artemis in the 7th century BC (7)
Nikephora - A priestess of Nymphe (7)
Nikippa - A woman of Mantineia during the 1st century BC (7)
Niko - Follower of Dionysos (7)
Nikomache - Servant of Kybele at Piraeus during the 4th century BC (7)
Nino - A priestess of the foreign god, Sabazios, who was condemned to death in the 4th century BC, perhaps for initiating people into the cult of a foreign god (7)
O
Oinanthe - A Greek priestess during Roman times (7)
Olympias - A priestess of Athena during the 2nd century BC (7)
P
Penteteris - A priestess of Athena Polias in the third century BC (7)
Phanion - A priestess of Paphian Aphrodite in Cyprus who lived during the 3rd century BC (7)
Phanostrate - A priestess of Athena in 341/340 BC (7)
Pheidostrate - A priestess in the temple of Nemesis (7)
Phemenoe - A Pythian priestess during Roman times (7)
Phemone - Mythical Greek poet from before the time of Homer (2)
Phemonoe - The mythical priestess who was the first Pythia under Apollo and the first Pythia to sing in hexameter verse. The name means, "Speaker of Thoughts" or "Thinker of Oracular Speech." (7)
Phile - A woman from the 1st century BC (7)
Philippe - A priestess of Athena Polias in Athens from the late 2nd century/early 1st century BC(7)
Philtera - A priestess of Athena Polias in Athens from c 130 - 110 BC (7)
Philylla - A woman of Athens from the 2nd century BC (7)
Philyra - The (mythical) mother of Chiron (1)
Phryne - A woman who lived in 4th century BC Athens (7)
Polykrateia - A priestess of Aphrodite who lived in Salamis around 124 - 118 BC (7)
Polystrate - A 4th century BC woman from Athens (7)
Polyxena - A xoanophoros or a woman involved in a religious cult who lived in Thessaly during the 4th century BC. She is veiled, as are most Greek women outside Attica. (7)
Poulxeria - A name from Crete (6)
Promeneia - A priestess of Zeus at Dodonna during the time of Herodotos (7)
Pythias - A priestess of Demeter around 200 BC (7)
S
Sosipatra - A priestess of Athena during the 2nd century BC (7)
Sostrate - A woman from Thespiai (7)
Stratonike - Stratonike presented a key to Artemis at Delos during the 2nd century BC (7)
Syeris - A subpriestess or diakonos of Athena during the 5th/4th century BC (7)
T
Thale - A priestess of Athena during the 1st century BC (7)
Thaleia - A priestess or hieropolos of Hera during the 2nd century BC or the 2nd century AD (7)
Theano - A priestess of Demeter and Kore who refused to curse Alkibiades in 415 BC, according to Plutarch (7)
Themistokleia - A Delphic priestess who taught Pythagoras philosophy (7)
Theodote - A priestess of Athena Polias in Athens during the 2nd century BC(7)
Theomnasta - A woman from Thespiai (7)
Theoneike - A Pythia from the 3rd century AD, during Roman times (7)
Theonoe - Character in a play by Euripides. She was a mythical priestess (4, 7)
Theophile - A woman from the 1st century BC (7)
Theophilo - A priestess of Athena during the 1st century BC (7)
Thettale - A Theban follower of Dionysos from around 278 - 250 BC (7)
Timanthis - Servant of Aphrodite at Argos during the 3rd century BC (7)
Timarete, Timareta - A priestess of Zeus at Dodonna during the time of Herodotos and a Hellenistic woman dedicated to Artemis (7)
Timonassa - A priestess of Demeter and Kore during the 3rd century BC (7)
Tryphosa - A woman from the 1st century AD who was named after her grandmother, Tryphosa (7)
Tyrinno - A priestess of Demeter from the 2nd century BC (7)
X
Xenokleia - A mythical priestess who tried to refuse to help Herakles (7)
Z
Zoillis - A priestess of Athena from the 2nd century BC (7)
Zopyreina - A priestess of Artemis at Aulis (no date, may be late) (7)
Zosima - A priestess of Demeter during the 2nd century BC (7)
Sources:
(1) The Odes of Pindar, by Richard Lattimore, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1947, 1976.
(2) Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
(3) Norton Book of Classical Literature, ed. Bernard Knox, New York: W.W. Norton & Co., New York, 1993.
(4) Classical Drama: Greek and Roman, Meyer Reinhold, Barron Educational Series, Inc., 1959.
(5) Celts and the Classical World, David Rankin, New York: Routledge, 1987, 1996.
(6) Classics Log 9803c, (omega.cohums.ohio-state.edu/mailing_lists/CLA-L/Older/log98/9803c/ 9803c.207.html), by Antreas P. Hatzipolakis, March 18, 1998.
(7) Portrait of a Priestess: Women and Ritual in Ancient Greece, Joan Breton Connelly, Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2007.
Return to the main room of the Peiraeus Public Library.
Updated November 30, 2009