Athena in the sea, all ended at Phaleron, the ancient port of Attika. There was probably a great need to ritually connect the city with the new port and the procession for Bendis was a great opportunity

Mediterranean) reached Italy and the Campania, and especially Pozzuoli (the most important italic port until the II century A.D.), which Lucilius just calls ‘ Delos minor ’. In this context it is interesting