Hellenion (Naucratis)

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Map showing the remains of the city of Naucratis by Petrie in 1885 Legend: A: Main Sanctuary; B: Current Arab Village; E: Temples of Apollo and Hera; F: Temple of the Dioscuri; G: Temple of Aphrodite

Hellenion (Greek: Ἑλλήνιον)[1] was an ancient Greek sanctuary[2][3] in Naucratis (Egypt), founded by the cities Rhodes, Cnidus, Halicarnassus, Phaselis, Chios, Teos, Phocaea, Clazomenae[4] and Mytilene[5] in the reign of Amasis (6th century BC).

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