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[[File:ACOD_Sanctuary_of_Athena_Pronaia.jpg|thumb|250px|Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia]] | [[File:ACOD_Sanctuary_of_Athena_Pronaia.jpg|thumb|250px|Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia]] | ||
The '''Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia''' was a temple complex located east of | The '''Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia''' was a temple complex located east of [[Sanctuary of Delphi|Delphi]] in [[Phokis]], [[Greece]]. Dedicated to [[Athena]], the Greek goddess of wisdom, the temple was under the control of the [[Cult of Kosmos]] in the 5th century BCE. | ||
During the [[Peloponnesian War]] the | During the [[Peloponnesian War]], the complex was visited by the ''[[Mercenary|misthios]]'' [[Kassandra]], who eliminated the cultist [[guard]]s and found one of the [[Ainigmata Ostraka]] within.<ref name="A Specific General">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Specific General]]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*Despite being dedicated to Athena, the main temple in the area houses a bronze statue of a man, possibly Apollo. | *Despite being dedicated to Athena, the main temple in the area houses a bronze statue of a man, possibly Apollo. | ||
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Phokis-SanctuaryofAthenaPronaia.jpg|A view with the main temple in foreground | |||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
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[[Category:Cult of Kosmos locations]] | |||
[[Category:Locations in Phokis]] | [[Category:Locations in Phokis]] | ||
[[Category:Locations in Grand Mount Parnassos]] | [[Category:Locations in Grand Mount Parnassos]] | ||
[[Category:Sanctuaries]] | [[Category:Sanctuaries]] | ||
[[Category:Temples]] | [[Category:Temples]] | ||
Revision as of 10:03, 25 August 2019
This article is about Sanctuary of Athena in Phokis. For other uses, see Sanctuary of Athena.

The Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia was a temple complex located east of Delphi in Phokis, Greece. Dedicated to Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, the temple was under the control of the Cult of Kosmos in the 5th century BCE.
During the Peloponnesian War, the complex was visited by the misthios Kassandra, who eliminated the cultist guards and found one of the Ainigmata Ostraka within.[1]
Trivia
- πρόναιᾰ (prónaia) is Greek for 'in advance, before', the sense of the name of the sanctuary being 'Athena before the Temple (of Apollo)' in the Sanctuary of Delphi.
- Despite being dedicated to Athena, the main temple in the area houses a bronze statue of a man, possibly Apollo.
Gallery
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A view with the main temple in foreground
Appearances
References