Temple of Athena Polias and Zeus Polieus
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Wow, the temple, or what's left of it, is amazing. The remaining columns were shrouded in scaffolding so no pics. However the theatre and the stadium were really evocative. We came in at the bottom of the site and walked up through what would have been the town into the stadium. Then up the stairs to the temple level. What an amazing journey that must have been. If you carry on out to the road and back down toward town you are passing some other real archeological treats with a road in a directline to the port and the side entrance to the old city.
Ian BrownIan Brown
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Οι πέτρες που μιλάνε ... Ο Ναός του Ατταβυρίου Διός! Βρίσκεται στην ψηλότερη κορυφή του ορεινού όγκου Ατταβύρου, σε υψόμετρο 1215μ., στα όρια της αρχαίας Καμείρου. Το σημείο αυτό είναι τόσο ψηλά, που τον χειμώνα χιονίζει. Ίσως είναι το μοναδικό σημείο που χιονίζει στην Ρόδο. Η ανασκαφή έγινε επί της ιταλικής κατοχής και περιλαμβάνει σημαντικά αρχιτεκτονικά λείψανα, όπως τον ιερό περίβολο με το μεγάλο κτιστό ορθογώνιο βωμό, το προστώο ή ιεροθυτείο, δύο οίκους ή θησαυρούς. μεταλλικά, χάλκινα και μολύβδινα αναθήματα, κυρίως συμπαγή ειδώλια ποικίλων τύπων βοοειδών (βουβάλια, βίσονες, ταύροι), ερπετών (σαύρες, φίδια), εντόμων (ακρίδες) και μικρά ζώα (χελώνες, τρωκτικά), αλλά και περίτμητα ελάσματα ταύρων και βοών που χρονολογούνται στον 9ο και 8ο αι. π. Χ. καθώς και χάλκινα σκήπτρα εξουσίας ή αναθηματικά αγγεία. Κατά τον μύθο: Ο Αλθαιμένης ήταν βασιλιάς της Κρήτης που εξόριστος βρήκε προστασία στο όρος Αττάβυρος, για να μην εκπληρωθεί ένας παλιός χρησμός και γίνει φονιάς του πατέρα του. Κατέπλευσε από την Κρήτη στην Κάμειρο (αρχαία πόλη της Ρόδου), ίδρυσε σε σημείο που να κοιτάζει την πατρική του γη, την Κρητηνία, και αφού ανέβηκε στον Ατάβυρο και είδε την Κρήτη και θυμήθηκε τους πατρικούς του θεούς ίδρυσε το βωμό του Ατταβυρίου Διός, φανερώνοντας την απευθείας σχέση της λατρείας του Δία στην Κρήτη και στη Ρόδο. Δυστυχώς δεν έχουν απομείνει πολλά πράγματα από τον περίφημο ναό, είναι όλα σκόρπια, όμως ο χώρος σου επιβάλλεται και η θέα είναι υπέροχη, αντάξια ενός Θεού!
ARIAARIA
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Approximately, half an hour walk uphill from the center, unless you rent a bike. Totally agree that the state of the place and lack of directions leaves much to be desired, the nearby Acropolis monuments are hardly visible in the picture. Yet, what makes the effort worthwile is the view of the beach below, but I am not attaching pictures, you have to see the colors of the sea for yourself
Barbara DulbaBarbara Dulba
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It is really difficult to find it since it's on the side of the main road and very difficult to locate. It is hidden under tons of overgrown grass and weeds. Just one column remaining and a plaque (very new) and hidden that mentions it's the temple. Please take care of your history and national treasures. It's free since it's side of the road
desi globetrotterdesi globetrotter
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OK the temple itself there really isn't much to see bar the remnants of a single column and no historical information point. However when you consider the view and when going to see the other spots up here you will be walking past anyway. Just think how many sites are you to sit down on an authentic accent Greek column?
Dave TDave T
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Free entrance. It is open all time, despite google saying it opens at 10.00 and closes at 18.00. We arrived there at 19.30 and it was open. Not much to see, but it is very close to the top of the hill and you can enjoy the sunset in just a 5 minutes drive up to the hill, the spot being the Athena temple
Fra SaertFra Saert
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The Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus was a walled open-air sanctuary dedicated to Zeus Polieus around 500 BC on the Acropolis of Athens, sited to the Erechtheion's east. None of its foundations have been discovered and its trapezoid plan and many entrances have been worked out from rock cuttings on the Acropolis.
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