CIRCE

Cave sanctuary of Nymphs?

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Place : Engares, Mt. Genesis

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: Naxos isl.

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Other toponyme (explanation):

GENERAL

On Mount Genesis, near the village of Engares, in NW Naxos, there may have been a cave sanctuary dedicated to the Nymphs.

MONUMENTS

Unidentified as yet. At the end of the 19th c. A.C. signs of former use wer noted inside the Byzantine church, which lies at the top of the mountain. Unfortunately these signs today are not visible.

DATE

Classical (4th c. B.C.).

IDENTIFICATION

The existence of the cave sanctuary is known by epigraphical evidence (IG XII, 5. 53).

REFERENCES

Primary Publication:

Savo M. B. 2004. Culti, Sacerdozi e Feste delle Cicladi. Dall’eta arcaica all’eta romana, T. I, Tored, Roma, 2004, T 14: 248

Secondary Publications:

Larson J. 2001. Greek Nymphes. Myth, Cult, Lore, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2001: 182

<h3><span style="color: #000080;">GENERAL</span></h3>
<p>On Mount Genesis, near the village of Engares, in NW Naxos, there may have been a cave sanctuary dedicated to the Nymphs.</p>
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<h3><span style="color: #000080;">MONUMENTS</span></h3>
<p>Unidentified as yet.  At the end of the 19th c. A.C. signs of former use wer noted inside the Byzantine church, which lies at the top of the mountain. Unfortunately these signs today are not visible.</p>
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<h3><span style="color: #000080;">DATE</span></h3>
<p>Classical (4th c. B.C.).</p>
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<p> </p>
<h3><span style="color: #000080;">IDENTIFICATION</span></h3>
<p>The existence of the cave sanctuary is known by epigraphical evidence (IG XII, 5. 53).</p>
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<p> </p>
<h3><span style="color: #000080;">REFERENCES</span></h3>
<h4><span style="color: #000080;">Primary Publication:</span></h4>
<p>Savo M. B. 2004. Culti, Sacerdozi e Feste delle Cicladi. Dall’eta arcaica all’eta romana, T. I, Tored, Roma, 2004, T 14: 248</p>
<h4><span style="color: #000080;">Secondary Publications:</span></h4>
<p>Larson J. 2001. Greek Nymphes. Myth, Cult, Lore, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2001: 182</p>