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Surroundings:

Acrocorinth, Temple of AphroditeAcrocorinth, Temple of AphroditeAKROKORINTHCASTLE OF ACROCORINTHECASTLE OF ACROCORINTHE. THE THIRD GATEINSIDE THE CASTLE OF ACROCORINTHEINSIDE THE CASTLE OF ACROCORINTHEAKROKORINTHSanctuary of Demeter and KoreSanctuary of Demeter and KoreTemple ECorinth Forum, S. Stoa, Bouleuterion''Penteskoufi'' castleCorinth ShopsCORINTH.ST PAUL'S BEMAKorinthos, St. Paul`s BemaTHE INSCRIPTION ON BABBIUS ROTUNDACORINTH, BABBIUS ROTUNDAGlauke FountainSHOP ON THE ROMAN AGORA OF CORINTHLechaeum RoadOdeon of Ancient Corinth, supporting foundation of the seatsCorinth OdeonCorinth Basilica JuliaCorinth Agora Pirene BoatFountain of PeireneCorinth Agora PireneTemple of ApolloTemple of Apollo, CorinthTemple of Apollo

Location:

  • Greece, Solomós
  • geo:37.889496,22.875807
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Class:

  • Aqueduct
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=25739

Annotations

On the summit of the Acrocorinthus is a temple of Aphrodite. .. The spring, which is behind the temple, they say was the gift of Asopus to Sisyphus. The latter knew, so runs the legend, that Zeus had ravished Aegina, the daughter of Asopus, but refused to give information to the seeker before he had a spring given him on the Acrocorinthus. When Asopus granted this request Sisyphus turned informer, and on this account he receives—if anyone believes the story—punishment in Hades. I have heard people say that this spring and Peirene are the same, the water in the city flowing hence under-ground1.

See:

  1. Pausanias, Description of Greece II.5.1
  2. https://www.ancientcorinth.net/acrocorinth.aspx

References

  1. Pausanias II.5.1


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Acrocorinth, Temple of Aphrodite

Aphrodite temple of "Upper Corinth"

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Temple of Demeter and Kore


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