Cave of Apollo
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Chris de Lisle Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: Chris de Lisle Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Feb 25, 2024 09:57 AM
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History
The Cave of Apollo was a shrine on the north slope of the Acropolis, dedicated to Apollo Hypakraios / hypo Akrais / hypo Makrais ("Apollo under the High Rocks" / "under the Long Rocks"). According to Euripides' Ion, it was the birthplace of Ion, progenitor of the Ionians.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/870756929
37.9720017, 23.7248782
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM Location: Σπήλαιο Απόλλωνα Υπακραίου (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Ἀπόλλωνος ἱερὸν ἐν σπηλαίῳ (Apollonos hieron en spelaio: Ancient Greek, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Cave Beta (English, AD 1900 - AD 1999)
- Cave of Apollo (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- Cave sanctuary of Apollo Hypoakraios (English, AD 1900 - AD 1999)
- Less than certain: Μακραί (Makrai: Ancient Greek, 550 BC - 330 BC)
- Cave of Apollo located at Acropolis of Athens (550 BC - AD 300)
- Klepsydra located near Cave of Apollo (unspecified date range)
cave, shrine
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Chris de Lisle, Jeffrey Becker, Brady Kiesling, and Tom Elliott, 'Cave of Apollo: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/870756929> [accessed: 27 April 2024]
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