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Re: whats the meaning?
Thanks a lot for the quotations you give. This is intersting indeed. I'm far from being an expert on Greek history, so maybe others can make comments on Pausanias' credibility. To me this does not look like a first class proof for the existance of the name Alexandra centuries before Pausanias wrote this down. But I will try to collect some more information.
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Anyway, according to the book "From Gaia to Hypatia, Greek women of the Ancient World", Alexandra was worshipped in Lakonia long before she was identified with Kassandra. Unfortunately there are not any references to that on the book. Anyway I will try to get in contact with the authors about that. Please let me know if you do find more information, I'll appreciate it.
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Now this seems to be an interesting book you are referring to. Could you give us the quotation in question? What exactly does it say? Yes, too bad it doesn't give any references.
A friend of mine has access to "Paulys Realenzyklopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft". He promised me to look up ALEXANDRA. If there is any evidence for what you claim, here it will be found.
Pausanias obviously doesn't say anything more than he has found people worshipping a certain Alexandra (or knowing of her), who is in fact Cassandra. He dos not say, why they call her A. of from when on they have been doing so. So I would say, he is a bad witness in that respect.
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Sure, according to the book, ("From Gaia to Hypatia, the Greek Women of the Ancient World", ISBN: 960-316-288-4), there were 3 famous Alexandras:
" Alexandra:
1. Very old goddess of Lakonia. A temple as well as a statue of her was in Amycles and Leuktra. In later times she was identified with Cassandra who also was called Alexandra.
2. The second name of Priam's daughter Cassandra.
3. An artist from Sikyon, daughter of the great artist Nealkos."Anyway, as I told you, I will try to get in contact with the authors for Alexandra 1. And please post a thread if you come up with something.

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Ðïëý åíäéáöÝñïõóåò ðëçñïöïñßåò :)
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I am sorry Pavlos, but I can only see "funny" leters in your reply, why is that, mipos einai ellinika?
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Ellinka einai, egrapsa : "poly endiaferouses plhrofories".
Kalws hrthes sto forum , mexri twra eimoun h monh ellhniki fwnh :)
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A, euxaristw poly! :) Endiaferon site, alla anarotiemai giati den anagnwrizei ta ellinika to pc mou s'auto! Krima, einai vlepeis aparaithta gia themata etymologias...
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Paikse ligo me ta "encodings" -- bale "Windows, Greek" kai mallon tha ta diabaseis :)
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