ギリシャ文学の伝統では、リディアの王たちがアテナ崇拝のスポンサーとなっているが、アッタリド朝(前180-133)以前のサルディスの資料にはアテナが登場しないため、このような記録はヘレン化以前のマリス崇拝に関わる伝統を反映していると提唱されている<ref>Payne, 2019, pp241-242</ref>。
===Greek attestationsギリシャ文献 ===
Multiple references to Malis are also known from Greek sources.{{sfn|Payne|2019|p=244}} Based on attested Greek spellings of her name is presumed Greek authors learned about her from Lydian sources, rather than Lycian or Luwian.{{sfn|Payne|Sasseville|2016|p=77}} However, the degree to which they were familiar with her remains uncertain.{{sfn|Rutherford|2017|p=81}} Ian Rutherford compares her case to that of [[Sandas]],{{sfn|Rutherford|2020|p=329}} and with less certainty to [[Kubaba (goddess)|Kubaba]], who also retained a degree of relevance after the second millennium BCE, and continued to be referenced in Greek texts.{{sfn|Rutherford|2017|p=81}}