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The '''Temple of Athena Poliouchos''' was a temple complex located in a sanctuary on the acropolis of the city of [[Gortyn]] in the region of [[Minos' Legacy]] in [[Messara]], [[Greece]]. It was dedicated to the goddess [[Athena]], one of the city's main deities, alongside [[Apollo]] and [[Demeter]]. | The '''Temple of Athena Poliouchos''' was a temple complex located in a sanctuary on the acropolis of the city of [[Gortyn]] in the region of [[Minos' Legacy]] in [[Messara]], [[Greece]]. It was dedicated to the goddess [[Athena]], one of the city's main deities, alongside [[Apollo]] and [[Demeter]]. | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the [[Mercenary| | During the [[Peloponnesian War]] a small temple in the complex was used as a military treasury. The ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]] visited the complex and looted the tresuries.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]''</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 04:57, 6 February 2019
This article is about Temple of Athena in Gortyn. For other uses, see Temple of Athena.
The Temple of Athena Poliouchos was a temple complex located in a sanctuary on the acropolis of the city of Gortyn in the region of Minos' Legacy in Messara, Greece. It was dedicated to the goddess Athena, one of the city's main deities, alongside Apollo and Demeter.
During the Peloponnesian War a small temple in the complex was used as a military treasury. The misthios Kassandra visited the complex and looted the tresuries.[1]
Trivia
- πολιούχος (polioúchos) is colloquial Greek for 'patron saint' (lit. 'city-holder', 'city-protector'), and it's an honorific applied to multiple deities and legendary figures.