Brauroneion
The Brauroneion was the sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia on the Athens Acropolis , which was consecrated during the reign of Peisistratos . The Brauronian Artemis, patron goddess of pregnant women and women in labor, had her main shrine in Brauron , a demos on the east coast of Attica . The sacred area on the Acropolis had an irregular trapezoidal floor plan and had no temple . Instead, a pillared hall, a stoa , served in this function. The approximately 38 meters long and 6.80 meters deep stoa stood on the southwestern wall of the Acropolis and opened to the north. At its corners there were two risalit-like closed side wings about 9.30 meters long. The entire western part, now lost, stood on the Mycenaean wall surrounding the Acropolis. From its east side, only workings in the rock, which were used to hold walls, as well as a few workpieces made of limestone have survived.
The wooden cult image of the deity was kept in one of the wings. When women turned to Artemis for help, they donated items of clothing that were worn around the cult image. 346 BC A second cult image was set up, which, according to Pausanias, was a work of Praxiteles .
The entrance to the small holy district was near the north-east corner and is marked by seven steps carved into the rock. The steps and northern enclosure were probably created by Mnesicles in connection with the construction of the Propylaea . The dating of the plant is uncertain. In general, however, it was built around 430 BC. In connection with the construction of the Propylaea.
literature
- Hans Rupprecht Goette - Jürgen Hammerstaedt : Ancient Athens. A literary city guide . Beck, Munich 2004, pp. 80-83, ISBN 3-406-51665-3
- Robin F. Rhodes - John J. Dobbins: The Sanctuary of Artemis Brauronia on the Athenian Akropolis . In: Hesperia . Vol. 48, 1979, pp. 325-341.
- Maria S. Brouscaris: The monuments of the Acropolis . Athens 1978, pp. 53-55.
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Coordinates: 37 ° 58 ′ 17 ″ N , 23 ° 43 ′ 31 ″ E