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Streets of Palermo, Sicily, Italy

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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. 

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The Temple of Hera, an Ancient Greek temple found in Southern Sicily. Explore:

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Ruins of Temple D, dedicated to Athena.

Selinunte, Sicily

Dec. 2019

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ARCHEOSCOPERTE / Ancora ritrovamenti a Selinunte: nell'Acropoli spunta una statuetta di kouros "vestito"

ARCHEOSCOPERTE / Ancora ritrovamenti a Selinunte: nell'Acropoli spunta una statuetta di kouros "vestito" Oltre alla statuetta fittile, caratteristica della Grecia orientale in età arcaica, una statuetta di banchettante, entrambe del V secolo a.C.

Statuetta fittile di kouros vestito. Credit: Carlotta Borella da StataleNews Nuovi ritrovamenti dall’ultima campagna di scavo sull’Acropoli di Selinunte, in Sicilia, conclusa da pochi giorni, nell’ambito della Missione archeologica congiunta dell’Università degli Studi di Milano e dell’Institute of Fine Arts della New York University, in convenzione con il Parco di Selinunte, Cave di Cusa e…

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Selinunte

Nella caldissima estate 2022, superato il timore delle alte temperature perché il caldo era dappertutto, finalmente sono riuscita a mettere piede in Sicilia. La prima tappa del viaggio che voglio raccontarvi è il famoso sito archeologico di Selinunte a Castelvetrano (Trapani), tappa d’obbligo dato che questo è il più vasto parco archeologico d’Europa. 

Il parco è composto da diverse aree che testimoniano la grandezza dell’antica città fondata verso la metà del VII secolo a.C.

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Temple E at Selinunte, Sicily

This picture-perfect temple was built toward the middle of the 6th century, and it’s the best conserved of the temples of Selinunte. How is it so intact? Temple E, also known as the Temple of Hera, was reconstructed in 1959 and is a Greek temple in Sicily in the east of the city’s acropolis. This style contains a peristyle with six columns on the front, and fifteen on the long sides. However, the architecture marks a transition between two styles, from the archaic to the classical period. Selinunte is an ancient city on the south-western coast of the island, featuring five temples centered on an acropolis, which is a settlement the Greeks used as religious places of worship.

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Streets of Palermo, Sicily, Italy

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Streets of Palermo, Sicily, Italy

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Streets of Palermo, Sicily, Italy

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The ruins of the Ancient Greek Temple of Hera in Selinunte, Sicily.

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Temple of Hera.

Selinunte, Sicily

Dec. 2019

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