Home›Ancient Greek Sites›Practice Status›Ruin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedBrowse ByRuin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedThis page groups sacred sites by whether their sacred status is still actively maintained. Wikipedia notes that Mircea Eliade "argues that while the concept of a sacred space is often associated with religious traditions, it is not exclusive to them," since secular societies can keep treating a place as significant too. Browsing this way lets a visitor tell a site with living religious observance apart from one preserved mainly for its history.FactsLearn MoreRuin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedSourcesComments (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.Ruin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedFilter Results9 entriesPilgrimage StatusAllMajor pilgrimage destination today (1)Pilgrimage attested historically; not continuing (6)UNESCO World Heritage StatusAllInscribed on the World Heritage List (6)Not Inscribed (3)Cult Centre OfAllApollo (1)Artemis (1)Asclepius (1)Athena (1)Demeter (1)Persephone (1)Associated WithAllApollo (2)Artemis (2)Asclepius (1)Demeter (1)Persephone (1)Zeus (2)Originated InAllAnatolia and Asia Minor (1)Greece (6)Turkey (1)Origin Period Start YearAll-800 (1)-700 (1)-600 (1)Site TypeAllSacred city or quarter (1)Sacred mountain, hill or peak (1)Sanctuary or oracle complex (6)Temple or temple complex (1)TraditionAllAncient Greek Religion (9)The Eleusinian Mysteries (1)CountryAllGreece (7)Turkey (2)Sacred ToAllAncient Greek Religion (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 9DelosRuin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedDelphiRuin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedDodonaRuin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedEleusisRuin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedEphesus and the Temple of ArtemisRuin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedEpidaurusRuin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedMount HeliconRuin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedOlympiaRuin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedTroy (Ilium)Ruin or archaeological site; the cult has ceasedSources1. 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.