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The Tholos, sanctuary of Athena Pronaia, Delphi, is a circular building which may have replaced an earlier snake sanctuary. (370-360 BCE) Size: 13.5 m across
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The Tholos, sanctuary of Athena Pronaia, Delphi, is a circular building which...

The Tholos, sanctuary of Athena Pronaia, Delphi, is a circular building which may have replaced an earlier snake sanctuary. (370-360 BCE) Size: 13.5 m across
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The Tholos, sanctuary of Athena Pronaia, Delphi, is a circular building which...

The Plutonion, sanctuary of Hades, Eleusis. The grotto behind the temple of Pluto was believed to be the gateway to Hades, the Netherworld. According to myth, this is the place of Persephone's abduction and return.
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The Plutonion, sanctuary of Hades, Eleusis. The grotto behind the temple of Plut...

City Wall and Lions' Gate, Mycenae. The wall encloses the acropolis (city-fortress) of the mythical Atrides family, of Agamemnon, Klytaemnestra, and Orestes.
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City Wall and Lions' Gate, Mycenae. The wall encloses the acropolis (city-fort...

The Lions' Gate, Mycenae, formed by two monoliths, topped by a triangular slab of grey limestone with the relief of two lionesses. (1350 BCE)
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The Lions' Gate, Mycenae, formed by two monoliths, topped by a triangular s...

So-called Tomb of Agamemnon,or treasury of Atreus, Mycenae. Entrance to the circular tholos, the largest of the tholos-tombs discovered by Heinrich Schliemann.
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So-called Tomb of Agamemnon,or treasury of Atreus, Mycenae. Entrance to the...

So-called Tomb of Agamemnon, Mycenae, the largest of the Tholos tombs discovered by Heinrich Schliemann.
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So-called Tomb of Agamemnon, Mycenae, the largest of the Tholos tombs discove...

Dionysos sanctuary, Delos, monumental phallus with a relief of the phallus-bird, a symbol of the God, carried in procession or drawn on a chariot during Dionysian rites. Inscription says monuments were donated by Karystos, son of Asbelos. Around 300 BCE
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Dionysos sanctuary, Delos, monumental phallus with a relief of the phallus-...

Archaic lion on the Lion's Terrace, Delos. Five of at least nine original lions still face the Sacred Lake. Marble from Naxos
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Archaic lion on the Lion's Terrace, Delos. Five of at least nine original l...

Archaic lion on the Lion's Terrace, Delos. Five of at least nine original lions still face the Sacred Lake. Marble from Naxos
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Archaic lion on the Lion's Terrace, Delos. Five of at least nine original l...

Archaic lion on the Lion's Terrace, Delos. Five of at least nine original lions still face the Sacred Lake. Marble from Naxos
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Archaic lion on the Lion's Terrace, Delos. Five of at least nine original l...

Four lions on the Lion's Terrace, Delos. Five of at least nine original lions still face the Sacred Lake. Marble from Naxos
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Four lions on the Lion's Terrace, Delos. Five of at least nine original l...