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Zar Trypa Cave Sanctuary

a Pleiades place resource

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tags: Nymphs

A cave sanctuary, dedicated to the Nymphs, located on the east side of Mount Ossa's western "Psila Dendra" ridge north of the modern village of Spilia. Epigraphic and other evidence indicates the sanctuary was active from the Classical through Roman periods.

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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/589838168

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
39.82, 22.642

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Representative Locations:
- Approximate Imagery Location of Cave (550 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 100 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Ζαρ Τρύπα (Zar Trypa: Modern Greek, AD 1900 - AD 2099)

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Zar Trypa Cave Sanctuary receives connections from:

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Place type:
sanctuary (religious center), cave

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Tom Elliott, 'Zar Trypa Cave Sanctuary: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/589838168> [accessed: 03 May 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/589838168 |title=Places: 589838168 (Zar Trypa Cave Sanctuary) |author=Elliott, T. |accessdate=May 3, 2024 10:00 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Zar Trypa Cave Sanctuary