regulating its worshipping activities. Although we have few, and sometimes fragmentary, sources, we get a clear picture of the gradual –and never full– acceptance of Bendis and her Thracian worshippers into

fell upon Theseus and consequently he helped Pirithous in the descent to the underworld in order to get Kore [23] . What is surprisingly important for us, is the image that precedes the Theseus and