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title: Adyton
author: Hazmat2
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/1112/adyton/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Adyton
_Authored by Hazmat2_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/1112.png)
## Image Caption
The shaded area illustrates the position of the adyton, the most sacred inner part of a [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/), usually at the end of the cella furthest from the entrance, often with restricted access to the initiated or priests.
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Hazmat2. (2013, March 15). Adyton. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Peripteros-Plan-Adyton-bjs.svg) by [**Hazmat2**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Peripteros-Plan-Adyton-bjs.svg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 15 March 2013. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.