Supriya Ghosh (Editor)

Temple of Aphrodite Urania

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Function
  
Ancient Greek temple

Similar
  
Ancient Agora of Athens, Temple of Apollo Patroos, Tetrapylon, Stoa of Zeus, Monument of the Eponymo

North side temple of aphrodite urania


The Temple of Aphrodite Urania (Greek: Αφροδίτη Ουρανία) is a temple located north-west of the Ancient Agora of Athens and dedicated to the Greek goddess Aphrodite under her epithet Urania.

According to Pausanias, the sanctuary had a marble statue of the deity sculpted by the ancient Greek sculptor Phidias. Today, there are a few saved stones on the slope of the hill beside the train tracks and near the temple of her husband Hephaestus.

References

Temple of Aphrodite Urania Wikipedia