Ageleia

 ( Epithets Of Athena ) 

Ageleia ( Ἀγελεία) or Ageleis (Ἀγεληῖς) was an epithet of the Greek mythology Athena, of somewhat obscure definition, mostly playing off the meaning of the Ancient Greek words ago (ἄγω), the verb for "leading" or "doing", and leia (λεία), a noun meaning "plunder" or "spoils", particularly herds of cattle.

To some writers, it is the name by which she is designated as the leader or protectress of the people, as a herder protects his cattle.Homer, Iliad 4.128, 5.765, 6.269 & 15.213Homer, Odyssey 3.378 &c. In other sources, the name is taken more literally, and Athena Ageleia is the "pillager" or "she who carries off the spoils".

• Homer, Iliad with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, Ph.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1924. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer. Homeri Opera in five volumes. Oxford, Oxford University Press. 1920. Greek text available at the Perseus Digital Library.
• Homer, Odyssey with an English Translation by A.T. Murray, PH.D. in two volumes. Cambridge, MA., Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann, Ltd. 1919. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Greek text available from the same website.