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Mount Parnassos seen from the Corycian Cave, Delphi
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Mount Parnassos seen from the Corycian Cave, Delphi

The Corycian Cave, Mount Parnassos, Delphi, a          
sanctuary dedicated to the God Pan and the nymphs.
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The Corycian Cave, Mount Parnassos, Delphi, a sanctuary dedicated to t...

Sanctuary of Demeter, Eleusis. The sacred well         
Kalichoron "of the fair dances" around which the       
women of Eleusis danced in honour of Demeter,          
Goddess of the Earth and of fertility.
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Sanctuary of Demeter, Eleusis. The sacred well Kalichoron "of the fair...

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...

Altar of Demeter and Persephone, Eleusis. The cult of
Demeter, Goddess of the Earth, and Persephone, Goddess
of Fertility, was celebrated by the women of Eleusis
while the men were initiated into the mysteries.
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Altar of Demeter and Persephone, Eleusis. The cult of Demeter, Goddess of the Ea...

Temple of Hera, Olympia, one of the oldest Doric       
temples, a peripteros with 6 x 16 columns              
(around 680 BCE)                                       
27 x 8 m
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Temple of Hera, Olympia, one of the oldest Doric temples, a peripteros wi...

Temple of Zeus, Olympia. Detail of the krepis, the     
steps leading up to the Doric peripteros with 6 x 13   
columns.                                               
(470-456 BCE)
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Temple of Zeus, Olympia. Detail of the krepis, the steps leading up to the...

The mound of the ancient city of Mycenae,
first settlement.
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The mound of the ancient city of Mycenae, first settlement.

An ancient road from Mycenae to the sea. Mycenaean     
bridge south of the city.                              
(around 1350 BCE)
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An ancient road from Mycenae to the sea. Mycenaean bridge south of the city...

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...

Circular enclosure of two rows of stone slabs, Mycenae.
Inside the enclosure are six royal tombs of Mycenae,   
discovered by Heinrich Schliemann in 1876.
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Circular enclosure of two rows of stone slabs, Mycenae. Inside the enclosure are...