Aglaureion

The Aglaureion, or the Sanctuary of Aglauros, was an ancient sanctuary located in the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. It was dedicated to Aglauros, a Greek mythological figure who was the daughter of King Cecrops and the sister of Erysichthon, Pandrosus, and Herse. The sanctuary was believed to be the site where Aglauros had sacrificed herself to protect the city from invasion.

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Aglauros shrine, Athens; Aglaurus sanctuary, Athens; Cave of Aglaureios
cave, hieron, archaeological site, Q41, 

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  Aglaureion ⓘ
  ancient shrine in the Acropolis of Athens

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  Cave of Aphaia ⓘ
  cave in Attica, Greece

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  Cave of Apollo Ipakrion ⓘ
  cave in the rock of the Acropolis of Athens

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  Cave of Aretousa ⓘ
  cave in Greece

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  Cave of Euripides ⓘ
  cave in Greece

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  Cave of Leontari ⓘ
  

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  Cave of Mycenaean Fountain ⓘ
  cave at Acropolis of Athens, Greece

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  Cave of Pan ⓘ
  cave in the rock of the Acropolis of Athens

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  Cave of Prophet Elias ⓘ
  cave - archaeological site in Athens. Greece

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  Cave of Zeus ⓘ
  cave in the rock of the Acropolis of Athens

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  Cave with sacred spring of Asclepius ⓘ
  small cave in south slope of Acropolis, part of Asklepieion of Athens

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  Caves of Apollo, Zeus and Pan ⓘ
  caves in the rock of the Acropolis of Athens

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  Daphni Cave ⓘ
  cave, former Pan sanctuary, near Dafni monastery, Attiki, Greece

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  Davelis Cave ⓘ
  cave near Athens, Greece

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  Dolini Vraonas Cave ⓘ
  

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  Hourglass cave ⓘ
  

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  Koutouki Cave ⓘ
  Cave near Athens

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  Panos Cave (Oinoi II) ⓘ
  

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  Phyle Cave ⓘ
  cave in Greece

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  Ploutonion ⓘ
  cave temple in ancient Elefsis, Greece

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  Prison of Socrates ⓘ
  cave in Athens

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  Sanctuary of Pan in Athens ⓘ
  cave shrine with rock-cut Pan and nymph

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  Schisto cave ⓘ
  cave in Attica, Greece

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  Sykia, Voula ⓘ
  cave in Greece

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  Vari Cave ⓘ
  cave in Greece

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Aglaureion Acropolis of Athens

Aglaureion

The "Sanctuary of Aglaurus" Cave on the East Slope of the Acropolis from Lysicrates Street on March 11, 2020

The Sanctuary of Aglaurus on the Acropolis on March 7, 2021

The Sanctuary of Aglaurus on April 28, 2021

View of the Sanctuary of Aglaurus on September 10, 2022

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	cave		Aglaureion	hieron, archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Cave of Aphaia	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Cave of Apollo Ipakrion	shrine, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Cave of Aretousa	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Cave of Euripides	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Cave of Leontari	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Cave of Mycenaean Fountain	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Cave of Pan	shrine, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Cave of Prophet Elias	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Cave of Zeus	shrine, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Cave with sacred spring of Asclepius	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Caves of Apollo, Zeus and Pan	hieron, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Daphni Cave	archaeological site, shrine, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Davelis Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Dolini Vraonas Cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Hourglass cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Koutouki Cave	show cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Panos Cave (Oinoi II)	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Phyle Cave	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Ploutonion	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Prison of Socrates	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Sanctuary of Pan in Athens	hieron, cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Schisto cave	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Sykia, Voula	cave	Wikidata
site	cave		Vari Cave	archaeological site, cave	Wikidata
commons	image		Aglaureion Acropolis of Athens		Commons
commons	image		Aglaureion		Commons
commons	image		The "Sanctuary of Aglaurus" Cave on the East Slope of the Acropolis from Lysicrates Street on March 11, 2020		Commons
commons	image		The Sanctuary of Aglaurus on the Acropolis on March 7, 2021		Commons
commons	image		The Sanctuary of Aglaurus on April 28, 2021		Commons
commons	image		View of the Sanctuary of Aglaurus on September 10, 2022		Commons