Αρχαιολογική τοποθεσία
Type: Sanctuary
Geographical area: Peloponnese → Argolis → Mycenae
Chronological Period: From LG to EA
Date: From 8th c. BC, 2nd half to 7th c. BC.
Overall Phases of Use: From LG to Hel
Location: Inland & Hill
The sanctuary lies ca. 1 km NW of the citadel of Mycenae, on the route to Kleonai.
Sanctuary Type: Unknown/Non-Specified
Cult Type: Deity
Cult Recipient: Ares Enyalios
Contributors: A. Vlachou
The dedicatory inscription mentioning Enyalios on an early 5th c. bronze helmet points to Ares as the cult recipient, worshipped with this epithet elsewhere in the Argolid too. The sanctuary undergone a severe catastrophe sometime in the early Cl period, probably to be associated with the destruction of Mycenae by the Argives in 468 BC.
Records
- 1955: by I. Papadimitriou (Athens Archaeological Society)
- 1965: Systematic Excavation by T. Leslie Shear (American School of Classical Studies at Athens)
References: Primary
- Mylonas, G.E., 1965. Ανασκαφή Μυκηνών, Prakt: 95–96
- Papadimitriou, I., 1955. Ανασκαφαί εν Μυκήνες, Prakt: 231
References: Secondary
- Leslie Shear Jr., T., 1966. A Claccical Sanctuary Near Mycenae, AJA 70: 195
- Mylonas, G.E., 1966. Ανασκαφή Μυκηνών, Prakt : 111–114
- Orlandos, A.K., 1966. Μυκήναι, Ergon: 68–71
Written Sources
- None
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