Dublin Core
Title
Ploutonion: Temple of Hades (Eleusis, Greece)
Subject
Persephone and Hades
Eleusinian mysteries
Ancient Greek religion
Temples, Greek--Greece
Hades (Greek deity)
Classical Greece
Homeric hymn to Demeter
Description
This photograph shows the ruins of the Ploutonion, a temple dedicated to the god of the underworld, Hades. Classical beliefs prevented the Greeks from referring to Hades by his proper name, so the alias, "Pluto," meaning "Wealth," was used in its stead. The temple was built into the recesses of the cave where it was believed Persephone descended to and ascended from the underworld every year. In this sense, this small cave at Eleusis was believed to be the entrance to the underworld.
Creator
Proctor, Christopher
Date
03-June-2007
Rights
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without modification for research and educative endeavors. Please cite the digital resource according to the convention provided by Omeka.
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Format
image/jpg
524 KB
1280 x 960 pixels
72 PPI
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
CG0034
Coverage
Attikē (Greece)
1500 BCE – 396 CE