Sanctuary of Apollo and the Nymphs

Contributors: Jane Millar, Amartya Shri

Permalink: https://roman-gardens.github.io/test-a/id/21eea814e6/

Published: 2021-04-21

Modified: 2025-09-15

Dates

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Garden Description

A grove and shrine of Apollo in the mountaintop town of Kyrtones in Boeotia was visited by Pausanias in the 2nd century A.D. (9.24.4). There was also a natural spring at the site, next to which was a sanctuary of the Nymphs and a small grove of fruit-bearing trees.

Keywords

literary gardens
orchards AAT:300008890
Pausanias
sacred groves AAT:300251876
shrines (structures)AAT:300007558
springs (bodies of water)AAT:300008697

Places

Kyrtones Pleiades: 540898

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Kyrtones
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