The temple of Poseidon
Cape Sounion is at the southern-most tip of Attica, 68 Km from Athens. On top of a steep,60 m. high cliff above the Aegean Sea, the Athenians built a wonderful marble temple dedicated to Poseidon, the god of the sea.
According the legend this is the cliff from which old Aegeas, the king of Athens threw himself to his death in desperation, beleiving that his son Theseus had been devoured by the Minotaur. Since then this sea has been called "the Aegean Sea".
Th temple of Poseidon was build by the Athenians in 444 B.C and it is still well preserved. It is a doric architecture peripteral with 6 columns on the narrow and 13 on the long sides.
On the north corner of the doorpost Lord Byron carved his name.
Info
Τelephone : 0030 22920 39363Tickets : Full: €4, Reduced: €2
Opening hours :9:30 a.m. - sunset
writen by Sophia Kokkinou, guide/archaeologist/ writer
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