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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]] in [[Athens]], [[Greece]], dedicated to the twelve main [[Twelve Gods|gods]] of the Greek pantheon. | ||
Built by the archon [[Peisistratos]] in 522 BCE,<ref name="Discovery Site">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[ | Built by the archon [[Peisistratos]] in 522 BCE,<ref name="Discovery Site">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[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" /> | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the altar was visited by the [[Sparta]]n ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]].<ref name="ACOd" /> | ||
Latest revision as of 01:49, 20 September 2026
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]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Discovery Sites: Attika: "Altar of the Twelve Gods"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed: Odyssey – Attika: Altar of the Twelve Gods