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Sanctuary of Zeus Aphesios (Megarid)

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Jeffrey Becker

Contributors: Brady Kiesling, Tom Elliott

Last modified Dec 04, 2024 05:11 PM — History

tags: Zeus

Pausanias mentions the Sanctuary of Zeus Aphesios as being located atop a mountain. The site was excavated ca. 1890 and has views over the Saronic Gulf.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/526009671

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.9842963, 23.2847789

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Sanctuary of Zeus Aphesios (Megarid) (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Διός Ἀφεσίου ναός (Dios Aphesiou naos: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)

Sanctuary of Zeus Aphesios (Megarid) makes connections with:

Sanctuary of Zeus Aphesios (Megarid) part of (regional) Megaris (unspecified date range)

Sanctuary of Zeus Aphesios (Megarid) receives connections from:

None

Place type:
sanctuary (religious center)

References:

Evidence:

Paus. (Spiro: Perseus) 1.44.9

See Further:

Related:

iDAI.gazetteer 2362628: Heiligtum des Zeus Aphesios

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, Brady Kiesling, and Tom Elliott, 'Sanctuary of Zeus Aphesios (Megarid): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/526009671> [accessed: 11 December 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/526009671 |title=Places: 526009671 (Sanctuary of Zeus Aphesios (Megarid)) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=December 11, 2024 9:55 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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