Samothrace temple complex
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The Samothrace Temple Complex, known as the Sanctuary of the Great Gods, is one of the principal Pan-Hellenic religious sanctuaries, located on the island of Samothrace within the larger Thrace. Built
General view of the remains of Hieron, from the southwest (site plan, number 13)
A picturesque view of the Hieron
Frieze with bulls from the Arsinoé rotunda (Samothrace Museum) (site plan, number 15)
Foundation of the Arsinoé Rotunda and fragment of the dedication (site plan number 15)
Cabeiri
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In Greek mythology, the Cabeiri or Cabiri, also transliterated Kabeiri or Kabiri, were a group of enigmatic chthonic deities. They were worshipped in a mystery cult closely associated with that of Hep
Samothrace temple complex
…enigmatic, in large part because it was taboo to pronounce their names. Literary sources from antiquity refer to them under the collective name of "Cabeiri" (Greek: Κάβειροι Kábiroi), while they carry the simpler epithet of Gods or Great Gods, which was a title or state of being rather than the actual name…
Cabirus relief on a capital of a pseudo-pilaster from the Palace of Galerius in Thessalonica, early 4th century.
Agamemnon, Talthybius and Epeius, relief from Samothrace, ca. 560 BC, Louvre
Dwarves are often depicted on Kabeiric pottery from Boeotia