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Grotto of the Sibyl

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Jeffrey Becker

Contributors: Tom Elliott

Last modified Sep 04, 2024 03:11 PM — History

A cave discovered by Amedeo Maiuri in 1932 and connected in the historical tradition with the Cumaean Sibyl. The site features in the sixth book of Virgil's Aeneid.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/94135344

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
40.8349539, 14.0766563

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Grotto of the Sibyl (330 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- L'antro della Sibilla (Italian, modern)

Grotto of the Sibyl makes connections with:

Grotto of the Sibyl connection Avernus (lake) (unspecified date range)
Grotto of the Sibyl connection Campi Phlegraei (unspecified date range)
Grotto of the Sibyl located at Cumae/Kyme (Campanian) (unspecified date range)

Grotto of the Sibyl receives connections from:

None

Place type:
sanctuary (religious center), cave

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, and Tom Elliott, 'Grotto of the Sibyl: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/94135344> [accessed: 21 April 2025]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/94135344 |title=Places: 94135344 (Grotto of the Sibyl) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=April 21, 2025 11:22 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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