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Sanctuary of Malophoros, also known as “Sanctuary of Demeter Malophoros” Minniti, Kate

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The Sanctuary of Malophoros ('fruit-bearer') is an extraurban sanctuary dedicated to a fertility goddess usually identified with Demeter. It is situated on the Gaggera Hill, west of the Greek city of Selinunte in Sicily, and separated from the urban center by the Modione River. The sanctuary consisted of a large temenos whose access was a propylon flanked by a precinct dedicated to Hecate and a portico. Inside the sacred enclosure were a large altar, a stone channel with water flowing from a nearby spring, and the main temple of the goddess. The northern part of the temenos consisted of a field of stelae, an altar, a portico, and a temple dedicated to Zeus Meilichios, a chthonic form of the god.

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Title
Sanctuary of Malophoros, also known as “Sanctuary of Demeter Malophoros”
Creator
Minniti, Kate
Contributor
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Publisher
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Date Issued
2021-07-01
Description
The Sanctuary of Malophoros ('fruit-bearer') is an extraurban sanctuary dedicated to a fertility goddess usually identified with Demeter. It is situated on the Gaggera Hill, west of the Greek city of Selinunte in Sicily, and separated from the urban center by the Modione River. The sanctuary consisted of a large temenos whose access was a propylon flanked by a precinct dedicated to Hecate and a portico. Inside the sacred enclosure were a large altar, a stone channel with water flowing from a nearby spring, and the main temple of the goddess. The northern part of the temenos consisted of a field of stelae, an altar, a portico, and a temple dedicated to Zeus Meilichios, a chthonic form of the god.
Subject
Archaeological monument; Religious Place; Greek Cult; Greek Religions; Religious Group; Phoenician Cult; Sacred Enclosure; Altar; Temple; Temenos
Genre
Other
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2021-08-18
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0401434
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/79318
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; Classical, Near Eastern and Religious Studies, Department of
Campus
UBCV
Citation
Kate Minniti. (2021). Sanctuary of Malophoros. Database of Religious History, Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia.
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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