Editing Iodame (section)

== Mythology ==
Iodame was a priestess at the temple of [[Athena]] Itonia built by her father. When she trespassed the precinct one night, Athena appeared in front of her; at the sight of [[Medusa]]'s head which was worked in the goddess' garment, Iodame turned into a block of stone. After this, a priestess lit the fire on the altar every day, repeating thrice: "Iodame lives and demands fire".<ref>[[Pausanias (geographer)|Pausanias]], [http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-eng1:9.34.1 9.34.1–2]; Graves, p. 45</ref>

An alternate story of Athene and Iodama relates that both were daughters of Itonius. They became jealous of each other and started fighting, which resulted in Iodame being killed by Athena.<ref>Tzetzes ad Lycophron, [https://topostext.org/work/860#355 355] [https://archive.org/details/isaakioukaiiann00mlgoog/page/n624/mode/1up?view=theater (Gk text)] with Simonides the genealogist as the authority; ''[[Etymologicum Magnum]]'' 479.47, under ''Itonis''</ref>{{AI-generated source|date=November 2024}} The story is similar to that of Athena and [[Pallas (daughter of Triton)]].