Temple of Poseidon: Western View (Sounion, Greece)
Temple of Poseidon (Soúnio Cape, Greece)
Soúnio Cape (Greece)
Ancient Greek religion
Temples, Greek--Greece
Poseidon (Greek deity)
Classical Greece
This photograph captures the western view of the great temple dedicated to the god of the seas, Poseidon. Built between 444 BCE and 440 BCE, this temple located at Cape Sounion proved to be one of the most popular pilgrimage sites in the ancient world. As navel-centered power, the Greeks held Poseidon in high esteem, and travelers to this shrine would make sacrifices dedicated to the god in return for safe voyages across the seas.
Proctor, Christopher
25-May-2007
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Attikē (Greece)
444 BCE - 440 BCE
Temple of Poseidon: Southern View (Sounion, Greece)
Temple of Poseidon (Soúnio Cape, Greece)
Soúnio Cape (Greece)
Ancient Greek religion
Temples, Greek--Greece
Poseidon (Greek deity)
Classical Greece
This photograph captures the southern view of the great temple dedicated to the god of the seas, Poseidon. Built between 444 BCE and 440 BCE, this temple located at Cape Sounion proved to be one of the most popular pilgrimage sites in the ancient world. As navel-centered power, the Greeks held Poseidon in high esteem, and travelers to this shrine would make sacrifices dedicated to the god in return for safe voyages across the seas.
Proctor, Christopher
25-May-2007
Noncommercial Reuse: The author of this work gives permission for this digital image to be reused
without modification for research and educative endeavors. Please cite the digital resource according to the convention provided by Omeka.
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480 KB
1280 x 960 pixels
72 PPI
English
Still Image
CG0032
Attikē (Greece)
444 BCE - 440 BCE