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Amathus Archaeological Site, Limassol, Cyprus

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Title

Amathus Archaeological Site, Limassol, Cyprus

Alternative Title

Αρχαιολογικός Χώρος Αμαθούντας, Λεμεσός, Κύπρος

Description

Amathous is one of the ancient city-kingdoms of Cyprus where, according to mythology, Greek hero Theseus left the pregnant Ariadne to be attended by local women. Amathous was an important site of worship of the goddess Aphrodite-Astarte. Archaeological finds originate from several tombs, one of which was found in the front entrance of the present Amathus hotel, others at the Acropolis and the lower section of the town, and in five early Christian basilicas. The finds date from the Archaic to the Roman and Christian periods. A pair of enormous
stone vases, the largest ever discovered,were found here, one of which is now at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The site is also linked to the Aphrodite Cultural Route.

Source

Cyprus Tourism Organisation
Κυπριακός Οργανισμός Τουρισμού

Publisher

Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Digital Heritage Research Lab of Cyprus University of Technology

Contributor

Cyprus Tourism Organisation
Κυπριακός Οργανισμός Τουρισμού

Rights

Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.

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JPG

Language

EL, EN

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Identifier

Agora1_Amathus_archaeological_site_lrg

Coverage

35.151625, 33.375048

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Citation

Cyprus Tourism Organisation and Κυπριακός Οργανισμός Τουρισμού, “Amathus Archaeological Site, Limassol, Cyprus,” Αψίδα, accessed February 1, 2025, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/12562.