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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 the monuments were donated by Karystios, son of Asbelos. Around 300 BCE
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Dionysos Sanctuary, Delos, monumental phallus with a relief of the phallus-...

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-...

Dionysos sanctuary, Delos. Two monumental phalli with a relief showing Dionysos with Silenos and a Maenad. Inscription says the monuments were donated by Karystios, son of Asbelos. (around 300 BCE) Photographed by Erich Lessing.
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Dionysos sanctuary, Delos. Two monumental phalli with a relief showing Dionys...

Dionysos sanctuary, Delos. Phallus-monument. Detail. Dionysian rites were celebrated in the area lined with the giant phalli. Inscription says monuments were donated by Karystios, son of Asbeles. (around 300 BCE)
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Dionysos sanctuary, Delos. Phallus-monument. Detail. Dionysian rites were celebr...

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...

A water reservoir on the island of Delos.
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A water reservoir on the island of Delos.

The filled-in Sacred Lake and the Agora of the Italiotes, Delos. According to myth, this is the place where Leto, pursued by Hera, gave birth to Apollo and Artemis
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The filled-in Sacred Lake and the Agora of the Italiotes, Delos. Accord...

Artemision, Sanctuary of Artemis, Delos
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Artemision, Sanctuary of Artemis, Delos

Porticus of the sanctuary of Artemis, Delos, seen from the Apollo Temple. In the background the island of Ortygia.
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Porticus of the sanctuary of Artemis, Delos, seen from the Apollo Temple....