https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/d51b938dfc/Recent content in Sikyon on Gardens of the Roman EmpireHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 14:59:24 -0400https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/4427ca763c/Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/4427ca763c/<h2 id="dates">Dates</h2> <p>unspecified (mentioned in the 2nd century CE)</p> <h2 id="garden-description">Garden Description</h2> <p>Pausanias gave directions on how to reach the grove called Pyraia, located near the city of Sikyon (<a href="http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0525.tlg001.perseus-eng1:2.11" target="_blank">2.11.3</a>). He did not reveal what kind of trees grew here, but the grove was sacred to Demeter and Persephone. In it both men and women held religious festivals, but in separate locations. Statues of Demeter and Persephone, as well as Dionysos, were still standing in a chamber of the sanctuary when Pausanias visited the site in the 2nd century CE.</p> <!-- ## Maps --> <!-- ## Plans --> <!-- ## Images --> <!-- ## Bibliography --> <h2 id="keywords">Keywords</h2> <ul> <li> <a href="https://roman-gardens.github.io/search/?q=literary gardens">literary gardens</a> </li> <li><a href="https://catalog.perseus.org/cite-collections/authors/urn:cite:perseus:author.1054.1" target="_blank">Pausanias</a></li> <li> <a href="https://roman-gardens.github.io/search/?q=sacred groves">sacred groves</a> (<a class="id" target="_blank" href="http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300251876" title="Art and Architecture Thesaurus (Getty)">AAT:300251876</a>) </li> </ul> <h2 id="places">Places</h2> <ul> <li> <a href="https://roman-gardens.github.io/search/?q=Sicyon%2fDemetrias" title='search for "Sicyon/Demetrias" within GRE'>Sicyon/Demetrias</a> (<a class="id" target="_blank" href="https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/570668" title="Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places">Pleiades:570668</a>) </li> <li> <a href="https://roman-gardens.github.io/search/?q=Corinth%20%28regional%20division%29" title='search for "Corinth (regional division)" within GRE'>Corinth (regional division)</a> (<a class="id" target="_blank" href="http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7002741" title="Thesaurus of Geographic Names (Getty)">TGN:7002741</a>) </li> </ul>