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Metroon (Athens), also known as “Sanctuary of the Mother of the Gods” Gawlinski, Laura

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A shrine of the Mother of the Gods in Athens became connected to the archives of the city-state by the late 5th c. BCE. Based on evidence from written sources, it was incorporated alongside the records in the socalled "Old" Bouleuterion (Council House) after a new building for boule meetings was constructed. In the Hellenistic period (ca. 140 BCE), a new building definitively referred to as the Metroon was built over the remains of the Old Bouleuterion. The famous cult statue of the Mother by Agorakritos is known through many miniature copies.

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Title
Metroon (Athens), also known as “Sanctuary of the Mother of the Gods”
Creator
Gawlinski, Laura
Contributor
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Publisher
Database of Religious History (DRH)
Date Issued
2021-10-27
Description
A shrine of the Mother of the Gods in Athens became connected to the archives of the city-state by the late 5th c. BCE. Based on evidence from written sources, it was incorporated alongside the records in the socalled "Old" Bouleuterion (Council House) after a new building for boule meetings was constructed. In the Hellenistic period (ca. 140 BCE), a new building definitively referred to as the Metroon was built over the remains of the Old Bouleuterion. The famous cult statue of the Mother by Agorakritos is known through many miniature copies.
Subject
Mystery Religion; Archaeological monument; Shrine; Religious Place; Greek Religions; Greek Cult; Phrygia; Religious Group; Greece; Hellenistic Religions
Genre
Other
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2021-12-03
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0404469
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/80355
Affiliation
Non UBC
Citation
Laura Gawlinski. (2021). Metroon (Athens). Database of Religious History, Vancouver, BC: University of British Columbia.
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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