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Ancient temples in Turkey Assos |
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The temple of Athena in Assos is the only known archaic temple of Doric order in Asia Minor. |
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Athena | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Athena or Athene (honorary title: Pallas Athene) is a goddess of Greek mythology. She is the goddess of wisdom, strategy and struggle, of art, craftsmanship and handicraft, as well as the patron goddess and eponym of the Greek city of Athens. She belongs to the twelve Olympic deities, the Olympioi. The Roman goddess Minerva corresponds to her. According to the oldest and most widespread myth version of the descent and birth of Athena, she was a daughter of Zeus and Metis. |
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The history of Assos: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Photos: @chim, Jürgen P. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Translation aid: www.DeepL.com/Translator | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: Wikipedia and others |
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