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Temple of Athena Poliouchos
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.