Atena Lucana is a town and comune in the province of Salerno in the Campania region of south-western Italy.

Atena Lucana is one of the most ancient settlements in the Vallo di Diano, as testified by the presence of prehistoric Megalithic walls.

Later it was a Greek trading center, a fortress of the Lucani and a municipium of the Romans.

In imperial times it temples dedicated to Jupiter, Cybele, Aesculapius, Hercules, bath, an amphitheatre and, perhaps, a forum.

The women, to show their devotion carry large pyramids of candles on their heads in a procession.