Inscriptions show that some Aetolian women had a prominent public role. These three women are sometimes described by modern writers as 'heroines' (perhaps from the war against the Gauls), but there is no proof of that; see C.Antonetti, "Les Étoliens: image et religion", pp.129-130 ( Google Books ).
Lanassa Aristonoa Damaina
{There are traces of three female statues on the monument; the women were probably residents of Naupaktos in Aetolia.}
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