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Temple of Athena Alea (Tegea)
Ruins · Greece
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 37.456, 22.420
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
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History
The Temple of Athena Alea was a sanctuary at Tegea in Ancient Greece, dedicated to Athena under the epithet Athena Alea; a syncretization between the Olympian goddess Athena and the local deity Alea. It was a significant Greek temple, and played a crucial part as an identity marker for the ancient Tegeans. It served as the focal point of a significant area already from tenth century BCE, and has provided evidence of contact with several nearby regions such as the Argolid and Laconia.