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Temple of Athena Alea (Tegea)

Also known as Αρχαίος Ναός Αλέας Αθηνάς

Photo: Temple of Athena Alea (Tegea)

Photo: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, source

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The Temple of Athena Alea was a sanctuary at Tegea in Ancient Greece, dedicated to Athena under the epithet Athena Alea; a syncretization between the Olympian goddess Athena and the local deity Alea. It was a significant Greek temple, and played a crucial part as an identity marker for the ancient Tegeans. It served as the focal point of a significant area already from tenth century BCE, and has provided evidence of contact with several nearby regions such as the Argolid and Laconia.

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