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Diana
Diana was the goddess of childbirth, the fertility goddess, the goddess of the moon as well as the patron goddess of wild beasts in Roman mythology. However, she is best known as the goddess of the hunt, with her sacred animal being the deer...
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Inside the Temple of Apollo at Didyma
This is a view down into the inner chamber or adyton of the Temple of Apollo at Didyma in present-day western Turkey. The temple was unique in that the adyton was sunk below the level of the temple platform. This picture was taken from...
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Temple at Uppsala
The Temple at Uppsala was a religious center dedicated to the Norse gods Thor, Odin, and Freyr located in what is now Gamla Uppsala in Sweden. It is described by the 11th-century historian Adam of Bremen as the most significant pagan site...
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The Temple of Apollo at Claros
The Temple of Apollo at Claros (also called Klaros) was a very important center of prophecy as in Delphi and Didyma. The building of the temple started at the beginning of the 3rd century BCE.
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Temple of Apollo, Miletus
An aerial view of the 4th century BCE Temple of Apollo, Didyma. (Image taken in 2011 CE)
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Columns, Temple of Apollo, Side
The restored Temple of Apollo, built in the 2nd half of the 2nd century CE in the Corinthian order, Side (Pamphylia, Turkey).
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Temple of Apollo, Asclepeion, Kos
The Roman-built temple of Apollo in the Asclepeion sanctuary of Kos, 2nd century CE.
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Jesus & the Law of Moses
New Testament studies now place Jesus Christ within the parameters of Second Temple Judaism in the 1st century CE, attempting to go behind the layers of later Christian theology and philosophy (such as the trinity) to understand how his message...
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Temple of Apollo Pythios in Gortyn
The Temple of Apollo Pythios was the main sanctuary of pre-Roman Gortyn. It was built in the 7th century BCE and was restored and enlarged during the Hellenistic period whilst alterations and additions were made during the Roman period.
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Plan, Temple of Apollo, Bassae
The floor plan and illustration of the cella of the Temple of Apollo at Bassae. 420-400 BCE.