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  • Letoon. Turkey. The large well preserved ancient Hellenistic theatre. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Letoon. Turkey. Remains of the temenos, retaining wall of the Temples sanctuary. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_057.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. An elegant Ionic order capital with column drum. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_055.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. View from the bottom is the Doric Temple of Apollo and Artemis dating from the Hellenistic Period. The cella has a fine floor mosaic. Middle temple is of Ionic order and is the smallest, it dates from the 4th century BC. The upper Temple is the largest and is dedicated to Leto, it is of Ionic order and dates from the 3rd century BC. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis.
    Turkey_Letoon_041.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. View from the bottom is the Doric Temple of Apollo and Artemis dating from the Hellenistic Period. The cella has a fine floor mosaic. Middle temple is of Ionic order and is the smallest, it dates from the 4th century BC. The upper Temple is the largest and is dedicated to Leto, it is of Ionic order and dates from the 3rd century BC. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis.
    Turkey_Letoon_005.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. Ancient ruins of buildings and temples. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_068.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. Ancient Greek inscriptions. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_062.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. The fine mosaic on the cella floor of the Temple of Apollo and Artemis. The mosaic is depicting a lyre, a bow and quiver. The Temple dates from the Hellenistic period. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_049.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. The fine mosaic on the cella floor of the Temple of Apollo and Artemis. The mosaic is depicting a lyre, a bow and quiver. The Temple dates from the Hellenistic period. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_051.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. The large well preserved ancient Hellenistic theatre. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_088.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. The large well preserved ancient Hellenistic theatre. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_086.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. The large well preserved ancient Hellenistic theatre. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_085.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. The large well preserved ancient Hellenistic theatre. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_084.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. The large well preserved ancient Hellenistic theatre. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_082.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. Ancient Greek inscriptions. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_061.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. Decorative carving of a mythological figure leg beside the temenos, the retaining wall of the Temples sanctuary. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_060.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. Decorative carving of a mythological figure leg beside the temenos, the retaining wall of the Temples sanctuary. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_059.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. Decorative carving of a mythological figure leg beside the temenos, the retaining wall of the Temples sanctuary. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_058.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. An elegant Ionic order capital with column drum. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_056.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. The fine mosaic on the cella floor of the Temple of Apollo and Artemis. The mosaic is depicting a lyre, a bow and quiver. The Temple dates from the Hellenistic period. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_052.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. An elegant Ionic order capital with column drum. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_053.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. The fine mosaic on the cella floor of the Temple of Apollo and Artemis. The mosaic is depicting a lyre, a bow and quiver. The Temple dates from the Hellenistic period. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_050.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. The fine mosaic on the cella floor of the Temple of Apollo and Artemis. The mosaic is depicting a lyre, a bow and quiver. The Temple dates from the Hellenistic period. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_048.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. The large well preserved ancient Hellenistic theatre. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_008.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. The large well preserved ancient Hellenistic theatre. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_001.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. The large well preserved ancient Hellenistic theatre. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_087.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. The large well preserved ancient Hellenistic theatre. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_081.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. Ancient Greek inscriptions. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_063.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. An elegant Ionic order capital with column drum. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_054.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. View from the bottom is the Doric Temple of Apollo and Artemis dating from the Hellenistic Period. The cella has a fine floor mosaic. Middle temple is of Ionic order and is the smallest, it dates from the 4th century BC. The upper Temple is the largest and is dedicated to Leto, it is of Ionic order and dates from the 3rd century BC. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis.
    Turkey_Letoon_004.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. Waterlogged remains between the Temples and the Hellenistic and Roman porticoes. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site
    Turkey_Letoon_069.jpg
  • Letoon. Turkey. View from the bottom is the Doric Temple of Apollo and Artemis dating from the Hellenistic Period. The cella has a fine floor mosaic. Middle temple is of Ionic order and is the smallest, it dates from the 4th century BC. The upper Temple is the largest and is dedicated to Leto, it is of Ionic order and dates from the 3rd century BC. Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis.
    Turkey_Letoon_042.jpg
  • This image was captured at Letoon, the ancient Lycian pilgrimage and sacred cult centre dedicated to the Goddess Leto and her twin children the God Apollo and Goddess Artemis. Letoon together with the nearby Xanthos are designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Turkey_Letoon_038.jpg
  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Cyprus-Palaepaphos-037.jpg
  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Cyprus-Palaepaphos-044.jpg
  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Cyprus-Palaepaphos-007.jpg
  • Architectural elements with ornate carvings of the sanctuary of Hecate (Hekate), Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. The sanctuary is home to the only known temple dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology.
    Turkey_Lagina_116.jpg
  • View towards the 2nd century BC Temple of Hecate (Hekate), the Oyuklu mountains are in the distance, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
    Turkey_Lagina_070.jpg
  • The temple of Hecate (Hekate) which dates from the 2nd century BC, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
    Turkey_Lagina_034.jpg
  • Ancient Greek inscriptions line the Propylon, the entrance to the sanctuary of Greek goddess Hecate (Hekate). Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. Dating from the Hellenistic period the Propylon is supported by four Ionic columns and connected to the sacred sacrificial altar via the stone paved road. The sides of the Propylon are inscribed in Greek with the names of the temple priests.
    Turkey_Lagina_033.jpg
  • The Propylon, the entrance to the sanctuary of Greek goddess Hecate (Hekate). Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. Dating from the Hellenistic period the Propylon is supported by four Ionic columns and connected to the sacred sacrificial altar via the stone paved road. The sides of the Propylon are inscribed in Greek with the names of the temple priests.
    Turkey_Lagina_027.jpg
  • View across the Hera’s Altar to the Temple of Hera, Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The altar is where the lightening of the Olympic flames takes place. The Temple It is dedicated to the Greek goddess Hera a wife of Zeus and dates from around 600 BC. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_037.tif
  • View of the Temple of Hera. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. It is dedicated to the Greek goddess Hera a wife of Zeus and dates from around 600 BC. One of the earliest examples of monumental temple constructions in Greece, the structure was built in Doric order, with six columns at each end and 16 along the sides. The columns were originally made of wood and gradually were replaced by stone versions.  The famous 330 BC statue of Hermes by the Greek master sculptor Praxiteles was found in 1877 in the cella of the temple. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_019.tif
  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Cyprus-Palaepaphos-063.jpg
  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Cyprus-Palaepaphos-053.jpg
  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Cyprus-Palaepaphos-036.jpg
  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Cyprus-Palaepaphos-035.jpg
  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Cyprus-Palaepaphos-028.jpg
  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Cyprus-Palaepaphos-027.jpg
  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Cyprus-Palaepaphos-0022.jpg
  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Cyprus-Palaepaphos-021.jpg
  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Cyprus-Palaepaphos-016.jpg
  • The temple of Hecate (Hekate) which dates from the 2nd century BC, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
    Turkey_Lagina_067.jpg
  • The temple of Hecate (Hekate) which dates from the 2nd century BC, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
    Turkey_Lagina_065.jpg
  • Pediment pieces lay in front of the 2nd century BC Temple of Hecate (Hekate), Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
    Turkey_Lagina_063.jpg
  • The cella (naos) of the Temple of Hecate (Hekate) which dates from the 2nd century BC, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
    Turkey_Lagina_053.jpg
  • The temple of Hecate (Hekate) which dates from the 2nd century BC, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
    Turkey_Lagina_050.jpg
  • The temple of Hecate (Hekate) which dates from the 2nd century BC, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
    Turkey_Lagina_045.jpg
  • Ancient Greek inscriptions line the Propylon, the entrance to the sanctuary of Greek goddess Hecate (Hekate). Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. Dating from the Hellenistic period the Propylon is supported by four Ionic columns and connected to the sacred sacrificial altar via the stone paved road. The sides of the Propylon are inscribed in Greek with the names of the temple priests.
    Turkey_Lagina_032.jpg
  • The Propylon, the entrance to the sanctuary of Greek goddess Hecate (Hekate). Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. Dating from the Hellenistic period the Propylon is supported by four Ionic columns and connected to the sacred sacrificial altar via the stone paved road. The sides of the Propylon are inscribed in Greek with the names of the temple priests.
    Turkey_Lagina_020.jpg
  • The Propylon, the entrance to the sanctuary of Greek goddess Hecate (Hekate). Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. Dating from the Hellenistic period the Propylon is supported by four Ionic columns and connected to the sacred sacrificial altar via the stone paved road. The sides of the Propylon are inscribed in Greek with the names of the temple priests.
    Turkey_Lagina_008.jpg
  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Close-up view of the intricate artwork from a frieze that adorned the 1st century AD Portico of Tiberius. The friezes depicted portraits of various gods, goddess , theatrical characters and figures of myth and were erected on the upper part of the magnificent North colonnade at the South Agora or Portico of Tiberius. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
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  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Close-up view of the intricate artwork from some of the friezes that adorned the 1st century AD Portico of Tiberius. The friezes depicted portraits of various gods, goddess , theatrical characters and figures of myth and were erected on the upper part of the magnificent North colonnade at the South Agora or Portico of Tiberius. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
    Turkey_Aphrodisias_036.tif
  • Aphrodisias. Turkey. Close-up view of the intricate artwork from a frieze that adorned the 1st century AD Portico of Tiberius. The friezes depicted portraits of various gods, goddess , theatrical characters and figures of myth and were erected on the upper part of the magnificent North colonnade at the South Agora or Portico of Tiberius. The ancient classical city of Aphrodisias is one of the most rewarding and evocative Greco-Roman archaeological sites in Turkey.
    Turkey_Aphrodisias_009.tif
  • The golden apples of the Hesperides metope from the pronaos of the Temple of Zeus. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese Greece. Now in the Archaeological museum, this is the best preserved of the metopes and depicts Atlas having returned from heaven holding out apples to Herakles. Athena, as a peaceful goddess, with an easy movement of her hand helps the hero who still supports the sky.
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  • The Roman era altar of the goddess Demeter Chamyne on the north embankment of the Olympic Stadium. Ancient Olympia, Greece. The restored Olympic Stadium is the third and final version in a series and is dated from the 5th century BC. The stadium had a seating capacity of 40,000 in which spectators, men only, sat on the ground of the artificial banks. The stadium track between the starting and finishing lines is 600 Olympic feet apart – 192.27 metres. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_068.tif
  • View of the Temple of Hera. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. It is dedicated to the Greek goddess Hera a wife of Zeus and dates from around 600 BC. One of the earliest examples of monumental temple constructions in Greece, the structure was built in Doric order, with six columns at each end and 16 along the sides. The columns were originally made of wood and gradually were replaced by stone versions.  The famous 330 BC statue of Hermes by the Greek master sculptor Praxiteles was found in 1877 in the cella of the temple. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_036.tif
  • View across the Hera’s Altar to the Temple of Hera, Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. The altar is where the lightening of the Olympic flames takes place. The Temple It is dedicated to the Greek goddess Hera a wife of Zeus and dates from around 600 BC. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_038.tif
  • View of Doric columns of the Temple of Hera. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. It is dedicated to the Greek goddess Hera a wife of Zeus and dates from around 600 BC. One of the earliest examples of monumental temple constructions in Greece, the structure was built in Doric order, with six columns at each end and 16 along the sides. The columns were originally made of wood and gradually were replaced by stone versions.  The famous 330 BC statue of Hermes by the Greek master sculptor Praxiteles was found in 1877 in the cella of the temple. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_035.tif
  • View across the fallen ruins to the Temple of Hera. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. It is dedicated to the Greek goddess Hera a wife of Zeus and dates from around 600 BC. One of the earliest examples of monumental temple constructions in Greece, the structure was built in Doric order, with six columns at each end and 16 along the sides. The columns were originally made of wood and gradually were replaced by stone versions.  The famous 330 BC statue of Hermes by the Greek master sculptor Praxiteles was found in 1877 in the cella of the temple. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_020.tif
  • View across the sanctuary of Zeus to the Temple of Hera. Ancient Olympia, Peloponnese. Greece. It is dedicated to the Greek goddess Hera a wife of Zeus and dates from around 600 BC. One of the earliest examples of monumental temple constructions in Greece, the structure was built in Doric order, with six columns at each end and 16 along the sides. The columns were originally made of wood and gradually were replaced by stone versions.  The famous 330 BC statue of Hermes by the Greek master sculptor Praxiteles was found in 1877 in the cella of the temple. Olympia was the site of the ancient Olympic Games and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    Greece_Ancient_Olympia_008.tif
  • Iraion. Samos. Greece. Unnamed monuments amongst the ruins of the precinct of Heraion. Heraion is the main sanctuary of ancient Samos and is located on the southeast coast, 6 km kilometres from Pythagoreio. According to Greek mythology it was in Heraion / Iraion that the goddess Hera wife of Zeus was born and that the she has been worshipped here since prehistoric times.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Sanctuary of Aphrodite Palaepaphos Cyprus. This image was captured at Palaepaphos or Palaipaphos (Old Paphos), which was perhaps the most celebrated pilgrimage centre and sanctuary of the Greek Goddess Aphrodite throughout the ancient World. It is located within the limits of the modern village of Kouklia, 16 kilometres east of the modern town of Paphos on the south west coast of Cyprus. It is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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  • Intricate carvings of the Altar of the sanctuary of Hecate, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. The Altar was used for animal sacrifices to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology and is positioned in front of the Temple of Hecate. The altar was rebuilt during the reign of Roman Emperor Augustus and has two levels with the second level embellished with Corinthian (external) and Ionic (internal) columns.
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  • Intricate carvings of the Altar of the sanctuary of Hecate, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. The Altar was used for animal sacrifices to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology and is positioned in front of the Temple of Hecate. The altar was rebuilt during the reign of Roman Emperor Augustus and has two levels with the second level embellished with Corinthian (external) and Ionic (internal) columns.
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  • The Altar where animal sacrifices to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology were made, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. Positioned in front of the Temple of Hecate , the altar was rebuilt during the reign of Roman Emperor Augustus. The structure has two levels with the second level embellished with Corinthian (external) and Ionic (internal) columns.
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  • The Altar where animal sacrifices to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology were made, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. Positioned in front of the Temple of Hecate , the altar was rebuilt during the reign of Roman Emperor Augustus. The structure has two levels with the second level embellished with Corinthian (external) and Ionic (internal) columns.
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  • The Altar where animal sacrifices to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology were made, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. Positioned in front of the Temple of Hecate , the altar was rebuilt during the reign of Roman Emperor Augustus. The structure has two levels with the second level embellished with Corinthian (external) and Ionic (internal) columns.
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  • View towards the 2nd century BC Temple of Hecate (Hekate), Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
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  • The temple of Hecate (Hekate) which dates from the 2nd century BC, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
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  • Pediment pieces lay in front of the 2nd century BC Temple of Hecate (Hekate), Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
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  • Pediment pieces lay in front of the 2nd century BC Temple of Hecate (Hekate), Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
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  • The temple of Hecate (Hekate) which dates from the 2nd century BC, Lagina, Yatagan, Turkey. This temple is the only known temple to have been dedicated to Hecate (Hekate) a goddess of Greek mythology. The temple is architecturally pseudodipteral, in the Corinthian order, with a peristyle of 11 columns (long side) by 8; It has a pronaos and cella.  It measured 21.30 by 28 metres.
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