Kepia (Kavala) Kipia - ήρως Αυλωνίτης

ἥρως Αὐλωνίτης - Hero Aulonites, sanctuary discovered 1988 E of Kipia in Kavala Macedonia
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Latitude: 40.895000
Longitude: 24.221000
Confidence: Low

Greek name: ἥρως Αὐλωνίτης
Place ID: 409242SKep
Time period: HR
Region: Macedonia
Country: Greece
Department: Kavala
Mod: Kipia

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Modern Description: Situated on the top of a low eminence in the foothills of Pangaion, between the villages of Kipia and Akrovouni. Two buildings with a bench in the interior and an outdoor altar have been excavated. The hero Aulonites, guard of the 'aulon', the narrow pass between the Pieria valley and the Drama plain, was worshipped here.
The sanctuary was in use from the 3rd century BC until the late 4th century AD.
Trismegistos Geo: 29908

Info: Odysseus

(Odysseus, Greek Ministry of Culture)


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