Ares, Aphrodite shrine (Crete) Lenika - Άρης

Ἄρης - Ares, Aphrodite, Geometric to Hellenistic sanctuary of Ares and Aphrodite at Lenika S of Elounda, Lasithi Crete
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Latitude: 35.230100
Longitude: 25.719000
Confidence: High

Greek name: Ἄρης
Place ID: 353258SAre
Time period: ACH
Region: Crete
Country: Greece
Department: Lasithi
Mod: Lenika

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Modern Description: Traces of a Geometric/archaic shrine and altar on a clearing on the border between ancient Lato and Olous, in a place called Derai sacred to Ares. In the 2nd c. BCE a double temple was built on the site. Inscriptions record Knossian mediation over ownership of the sanctuary following a war between Lato and Olous.
Wikidata ID: Q38279659

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