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{{ | [[File:Athens-Altarofthe12Gods.jpg|thumb|250px|The Altar of the Twelve Gods]] | ||
The '''Altar of the Twelve Gods''' was an open-air shrine located north of the [[Agora of Athens|Agora]] in [[Athens]], [[Greece]], dedicated to the twelve main [[Twelve Gods|gods]] of the Greek pantheon. | |||
The '''Altar of the Twelve Gods''' was an open-air shrine located north of the [[Agora of Athens|Agora]] | |||
Built by the archon [[Peisistratos]] in 522 BCE,<ref name="Discovery Site">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour#Discovery Sites|Attika: Altar of the Twelve Gods]]</ref> the altar was, in addition to being a place of worship, also used as a place of refuge and a topographical point of reference, used by [[Herodotos]] to give sample distances,<ref name="ACOd">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[Historical Locations#Altar of the Twelve Gods|Attika: Altar of the Twelve Gods]]</ref> as well as a milestone for all distances in Attika.<ref name="Discovery Site" /> | |||
== | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the altar was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery widths="180" position="center" captionalign="center"> | |||
Athens-Altarofthe12Gods-close.jpg | |||
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==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' | ||
== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Landmarks in Athens]] | [[Category:Landmarks in Athens]] | ||
[[Category:Locations in Attika]] | |||
[[Category:Monuments]] | |||
[[Category:Shrines]] | [[Category:Shrines]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:16, 15 October 2021
The Altar of the Twelve Gods was an open-air shrine located north of the Agora in Athens, Greece, dedicated to the twelve main gods of the Greek pantheon.
Built by the archon Peisistratos in 522 BCE,[1] the altar was, in addition to being a place of worship, also used as a place of refuge and a topographical point of reference, used by Herodotos to give sample distances,[2] as well as a milestone for all distances in Attika.[1]
During the Peloponnesian War, the altar was visited by the Spartan misthios Kassandra.[2]
