Aspripetra
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: C. Foss, G. Reger Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: C. Foss, G. Reger Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Jun 08, 2024 10:54 PM
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History
A cavernous grotto on the island of Kos that seems to have served as a place of worship in ancient times. Pan and the Nymphs were venerated there in Archaic Greek times. The grotto's ancient name is unknown.
500 km
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/599533
36.7188553, 26.9740954
- Representative Locations:
- Aspri Petra Cave Entrance (10000 BC - 550 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- None
- Aspripetra located on Kos/Cos (island) (unspecified date range)
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sanctuary (religious center), cave
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 61 D4 Aspripetra
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Aspripetra, on Kos GRE
C. Foss, G. Reger, DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Aspripetra: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/599533> [accessed: 10 April 2025]
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