Temple of Aphaea
Ruins · Greece
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- 499 BC
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 37.754, 23.533
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: ancient Greek temple on Aigina
History
The Temple of Aphaia is an Ancient Greek temple located within a sanctuary complex dedicated to the goddess Aphaia on the island of Aegina, which lies in the Saronic Gulf. Formerly known as the Temple of Jupiter Panhellenius, the Doric temple is now recognized as having been dedicated to the mother-goddess Aphaia. It was a favourite of Neoclassical and Romantic artists such as J. M. W. Turner. It stands on a c. 160 m peak on the eastern side of the island approximately 13 km east by road from the main port.