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Sanctuary of the Dioscouri at Athens

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Anika Campbell

Contributors: R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes, Tom Elliott

Last modified Jun 29, 2026 01:47 PM — History

Also known as the Anakeion, located likely East of the Acropolis.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/982681751

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
37.9713, 23.7293

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- Topostext Location (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 200 meters.

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Geographic Names:
- Ἀνάκειον (Anakeion: Ancient Greek, 550 BC - 330 BC)

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Sanctuary of the Dioscouri at Athens located east of Acropolis of Athens (unspecified date range)

Sanctuary of the Dioscouri at Athens receives connections from:

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Place type:
temple

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Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Anika Campbell, R. Scott Smith, Greta Hawes, and Tom Elliott, 'Sanctuary of the Dioscouri at Athens: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/982681751> [accessed: 22 July 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/982681751 |title=Places: 982681751 (Sanctuary of the Dioscouri at Athens) |author=Campbell, A. |accessdate=July 22, 2026 12:18 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Sanctuary of the Dioscouri at Athens