things belonging to the gods and the things relating to a good order among men as sanctioned by the gods’, as discussed most importantly by Connor. [3] There are many references to sharing or [...] several court cases on citizenship; it is also shown by the fact that all important transitions in an Athenian’s life were marked by religious acts by which the community could publicly accept or reject [...] official polis cult of Bendis in Attika. I will show by which means the Athenian demos could control the integration of a social group, namely the Thracians, by regulating its worshipping activities. Although