Sanctuary of Zeus Lykaios
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https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/570764
37.452038, 21.9951
- Representative Locations:
- Cistern in the sanctuary of Zeus Lykaios (550 BC - 30 BC) accuracy: +/- 4 meters.
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- Sanctuary of Zeus Lykaios located on Lykaion (mountain) (unspecified date range)
- Ash Altar of Zeus Lykaios located at Sanctuary of Zeus Lykaios (unspecified date range)
- Hagno (spring) connection Sanctuary of Zeus Lykaios (unspecified date range)
- Stoa in the sanctuary of Zeus Lykaios located at Sanctuary of Zeus Lykaios (unspecified date range)
sanctuary (religious center), cistern, bath, spa
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 B3 Zeus Lykaios, T.
On the south peak of Mount Lykaio are a temenos and ash altar dedicated to Zeus; human activity in the area of the altar dates back to the Neolithic period. In a mountain meadow below and to the east of the altar are a stoa, fountain house, seats, stadium, hippodrome, and baths, which served in part for the games of the Lykaia festival. According to Pausanias, the god Pan had a sacred grove within the sanctuary, although this has not been located.
G. Reger, J. McK. Camp II, DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Dan Diffendale, and Tom Elliott, 'Sanctuary of Zeus Lykaios: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.jazkarta.com/places/570764> [accessed: 24 April 2025]
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