Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore on Acrocorinth was a temple in Ancient Corinth, dedicated to the goddesses Demeter and Kore . The sanctuary was situated on the Acrocorinth, where several other sanctuaries were placed, notably the Temple of Aphrodite on Acrocorinth. The sanctuary first consisted of a sacred area, which in the archaic period ...
Acrocorinth (Greek: Ακροκόρινθος, lit. 'Upper Corinth' or 'the acropolis of ancient Corinth ') is a monolithic rock overlooking the ancient city of Corinth, Greece . In the estimation of George Forrest, "It is the most impressive of the acropolis of mainland Greece."
The Temple of Apollo was built in the Doric order on the ruins of earlier temple, being a good example of peripteral temple, supported by 38 columns, 7 of which are still in place. The archeological site located close to Temple of Apollo. The archeological site of Ancient Theater first built in Corinth in 5th c. BC.
Samothrace temple complex; Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore (Syracuse) Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore on Acrocorinth; Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone, Acragas; Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone, Enna; Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone, Morgantina; Sanctuary of Demeter Melaina; Sanctuary of Demeter, Dion; Temple of Sangri
When the city of Roman Corinth was established in 44 BC, many of the former sanctuaries were rebuilt, such as the Temple of Apollo and the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore on Acrocorinth. It appears that the Temple of Aphrodite at Acracorinth was also rebuilt. The temple appears on many coins from the Roman era, and Pausanias described the temple ...
Temple of Apollo Zoster; Temple of Artemis; Temple of Artemis Leucophryene; Temple of Demeter Amphictyonis; Temple of Dionysus Lysios; Temple of Dionysus, Naxos; Temple of Hera, Olympia; Temple of Hermes, Mount Kyllini; Temple of Isthmia; Temple of Juno Lacinia (Crotone) Temple of Olympian Zeus, Agrigento; Temple of Victory (Himera) Temple of ...
The Priestess of Demeter and Kore, sometimes referred to as the High Priestess of Demeter, was the High Priestess of the Goddesses Demeter and Persephone (Kore) in the Telesterion in Eleusis in Ancient Athens. It was one of the highest religious offices in Ancient Athens, and its holder enjoyed great prestige.
About Wikipedia; Contact us; Contribute ... Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore on Acrocorinth; T. Temple of Aphrodite at Acrocorinth