Home›Ancient Greek Sites›Country›GreeceBrowse ByGreeceThis page groups sacred sites by the country they are located in. Wikipedia's list of specific sacred places names sites such as "Yazd Atash Behram" and "the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron," each tied to a specific country. Browsing by country lets a visitor find every sacred site within one nation's borders.FactsLearn MoreGreeceSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedSanctuaries rather than congregational buildings. A Greek temple housed the god's image; the cult acted at the altar in the open air outside it, and the sanctuary boundary, not the roof, made the place holy. The group includes the panhellenic sanctuaries, which belonged to no single city and drew the whole Greek world to their oracles and games. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedSacred Sites 1Learn MoreSacred Sites of Ancient Greece This group gathers the sacred sites of ancient Greek religion, the temples, sanctuaries and oracles where the gods were worshipped and consulted. Greek sacred places included panhellenic sanctuaries that drew worshippers from across the Greek world and hosted the great games and oracles. The browser will find the temples of the Olympian gods, the oracular sanctuaries and the sacred precincts of the Greek cities. The entries describe each site's deity, cult and history as a place of a historical religion.GreeceFilter Results8 entriesPilgrimage StatusAllMajor pilgrimage destination today (1)Pilgrimage attested historically; not continuing (6)UNESCO World Heritage StatusAllInscribed on the World Heritage List (5)Not Inscribed (3)Cult Centre OfAllApollo (1)Asclepius (1)Demeter (1)Persephone (1)Associated WithAllApollo (2)Artemis (1)Asclepius (1)Demeter (1)Persephone (1)Zeus (3)Originated InAllGreece (7)Origin Period Start YearAll-800 (1)-600 (1)Practice StatusAllHistorical; not practised continuously (1)Ruin or archaeological site; the cult has ceased (7)Site TypeAllSacred mountain, hill or peak (2)Sanctuary or oracle complex (6)TraditionAllAncient Greek Religion (8)Hellenic Polytheism (Hellenismos) (1)The Eleusinian Mysteries (1)Sacred ToAllAncient Greek Religion (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 8DelosGreeceDelphiGreeceDodonaGreeceEleusisGreeceEpidaurusGreeceMount HeliconGreeceMount OlympusGreeceOlympiaGreeceSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. Greek Religiontier 1Walter Burkert, Harvard University Press, 1985View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.