This page groups sacred sites by the story that first marks them as holy. Wikipedia notes that "as described in the Bible's Book of Exodus, Moses was instructed to remove his shoes before approaching the burning bush, as the ground was considered holy." Browsing this way lets a visitor see the founding story behind why a given site was set apart in the first place.
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What Defines This GroupingSanctuaries 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. 2 Learn More
Sacred 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.
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1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Tree
2. Greek Religion
Divinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptions
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