Sanctuary of Pluto at Eleusis

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Carole Raddato
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published on 03 January 2015
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The Sanctuary of Pluto/Hades was a peribolos wall enclosing a cave through which Pluto brought Kore back from the underworld. The small temple was built c. 328 BCE but was remodeled on many occasions from the 4th century BCE down to Roman times.

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Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2015, January 03). Sanctuary of Pluto at Eleusis. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3504/sanctuary-of-pluto-at-eleusis/

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Raddato, Carole. "Sanctuary of Pluto at Eleusis." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified January 03, 2015. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3504/sanctuary-of-pluto-at-eleusis/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Sanctuary of Pluto at Eleusis." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 03 Jan 2015. Web. 26 Jul 2024.

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