Phosphoros/Lux Dubia (sanctuary)
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Creators: Jr., F.H. Stanley, R.C. Knapp Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: Jr., F.H. Stanley, R.C. Knapp Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Jan 19, 2025 10:17 AM
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History
Strabo describes this sanctuary in his narrative of sailing up the Guadalquivir River. His text mentions a sanctuary of Phosphorus - this is likely Diana - that is known as "Lux Dubia" (Strabo transliterates "Lucem dubiam" to Greek characters, thus λοῦκεμ δουβίαν).
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/256363
36.7761393, -6.3534794
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Sanlúcar de Barrameda (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Dianae Fanum (unspecified date range)
- Iuno, T. (30 BC - AD 300)
- Lux Dubia, T. (330 BC - AD 300)
- Phosphoros (330 BC - AD 300)
- τὸ Φωσφόρου ἱερόν (to Phophorou ieron: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Phosphoros/Lux Dubia (sanctuary) located near Caepionis Monu. (30 BC - AD 300)
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sanctuary (religious center), settlement-modern
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 26 D5 Phosphoros/Lux Dubia, T.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: near Sanlúcar de Barrameda, near ancient Caepionis Monu.
Jr., F.H. Stanley, R.C. Knapp, DARMC, R. Talbert, R. Warner, Jeffrey Becker, Sean Gillies, and Tom Elliott, 'Phosphoros/Lux Dubia (sanctuary): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/256363> [accessed: 30 January 2025]
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