seen from Switzerland
seen from United Kingdom
seen from Malaysia
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from China
seen from Switzerland
seen from Germany
seen from Malaysia
seen from Malaysia
seen from United Kingdom
seen from Yemen
seen from Malaysia
seen from Türkiye
seen from Malaysia
seen from China
seen from United Kingdom
seen from Russia
seen from Germany
seen from Türkiye
Cave di Cusa, an ancient quarry in Sicily, which provided stone for the construction of many magnificent temples in the nearby Greek city of Selinunte (bottom picture). The quarry was abandoned in 409BC when the city was conquered by the Carthaginians, leaving many unfinished monumental blocks behind.
The Ancient Greek Temple C, the oldest, dating to the mid-6th century BCE.
Selinunte, Sicily
Marinella and Zabbara Beach, seen from Selinunte's archeological park.
Avec Christine, on a fêté nos 40 ans d'amitié en faisant en Octobre un voyage de 15 jours en Sicile.
Une nouvelle excursion au départ de Palerme : le site archéologique de Sélinonte (Selinunte). Ici le temple grec d'Héra (et sa vue sur le "Temple C" sur la photo n° 3)
A week ago, I went to visit the archeological area of Selinunte located in Sicily. Inside the area, on the Gaggera Hill there are the remains of a sanctuary of Demeter Malophoros.
The place has an ancient open-air altar located in front of the main temple. A canal carved in the rock is located between the altar and the temple carrying water to the sanctuary from a nearby spring. Just past the canal is the Temple of Demeter itself in the form of a megaron lacking a crepidoma or columns, but equipped with a pronaos, naos and adyton with a niche in the back. South of the propylaea, attached to the wall of the enclosure, was another enclosure dedicated to Hecate.
In the northern area there was another enclosure dedicated to Zeus Meilichios and Pasikrateia (Persephone). A very large number of finds came from the Sanctuary of the Malophoros: carved reliefs of mythological scenes, votive figurines in terracotta, large bust-shaped censers depicting Demeter and perhaps Tanit, Corinthian pottery, a bass-relief depicting the Rape of Persephone by Hades and the most ancient statue of Hecate ever found.
It was such a magical experience to visit this ancient and sacred place dedicated to the goddesses I am devoted to.
this is so haunted lucan recite pharsalia book 9 line 969 (‘etiam periere ruinae’ ‘even the ruins had perished’)
The Temple of Hera, an Ancient Greek temple found in Southern Sicily. Explore:
Explore the amazing ruins of an Ancient Greek city on the southern coast of Sicily.
selinunte/sicily series 181
© 2022 Yiannis Krikis
