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🌍 the Sanctuary of Despoina at Lycosoura (Arcadia)

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  • Wikidata
    https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38281257
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/29727643
    In
    🌍 Lycosoura (Arcadia)
    Cult site of
    👤 Cybele (goddess) 'Mother of the Gods'👤 Despoina daughter of Demeter and Poseidon
    Encompasses
    🎨 Statue of Anytos in the Sanctuary of Despoina, Lycosoura (LIMC Anytos 1) 🎨 Relief of the Corybantes from the Sanctuary of Desponia at Lycosoura (Not Extant) 🎨 Relief of the Couretes from the Sanctuary of Desponia at Lycosoura (Not Extant; LIMC Kouretes, Korybantes 36) 🎨 Marble Relief of Heracles fighting Apollo over the Delphic Tripod at the Sanctuary of Desponia at Lycosoura (Not Exant)
    Reported to have depictions of
    👤 Anytos a Titan👥 the Corybantes group of worshippers of Cybele, often conflated with similarly-named groups👥 the Couretes (guardians) guard the infant Zeus👤 Apollo Olympian god👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero🌍 Delphi (Phocis) city and sanctuary in Phocis; for prophecies see "the Oracle of Apollo (Delphi)"🏺 the Delphic Tripod which Heracles and Apollo fight over
    Related entities
    👤 Cybele (goddess) 'Mother of the Gods'👤 Despoina daughter of Demeter and Poseidon
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 8.37.1📖 Pausanias 8.37.5📖 Pausanias 8.37.2📖 Pausanias 8.37.6
    Mentioned in text
    Pausanias
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