Sanctuary of Athena Hygieia
shrine · 30 BC – 2099 AD
A small sanctuary of Athena Hygieia ("of health") on the Acropolis of Athens, consisting of a statue and an altar, next to the Propylaia. The sanctuary may have been established in 430/29 BC in response to the Periclean plague or have older roots on the Acropolis.
- Coordinates
- 37.97165, 23.72533
- Also known as
- ágalma tês Hugieías Athenâs, agalma tes Hygieias Athenas (grc), ἄγαλμα τῆς Ὑγιείας Ἀθηνᾶς (grc)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)