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{{Otheruses|Sanctuary of Athena in [[Phokis]]|[[Sanctuary of Athena]]}}
{{Otheruses|Sanctuary of Athena in [[Phokis]]|[[Sanctuary of Athena]]}}
[[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 Delphi]] in [[Phokis]], [[Greece]]. It was dedicated to [[Athena]], the Greek goddess of wisdom. During the 5th century BCE, the temple was under the control of the [[Cult of Kosmos]].
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 [[Sparta]]n [[Mercenary|''misthios'']] [[Kassandra]] visited the temple complex, eliminating the cultist [[guard]]s and finding one of the [[Ainigmata Ostraka]] within.<ref name="A Specific General">''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]]'' – [[A Specific General]]</ref>
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.


[[File:Phokis-SanctuaryofAthenaPronaia.jpg|thumb|center|250px|A view with the main temple in foreground]]
==Gallery==
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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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Revision as of 10:03, 25 August 2019


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Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia

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

Appearances

References