Cynosarges
Sign in to savethumb | right | alt=Votive relief found at river Ilissos | Votive relief found at river IlissosCynosarges ( Kynosarges) was a famous temple of Heracles, public gymnasium, and surrounding grove located just outside the walls of Ancient Athens on the southern bank of the Ilissos river and near the Diomeian gate. The modern suburb of Kynosargous is named after it.
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- archaeological site
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Athens Municipality
- Dedicated to
- Heracles
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- Cynosarges
- time period
- classical antiquity
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thumb | right | alt=Votive relief found at river Ilissos | Votive relief found at river IlissosCynosarges ( Kynosarges) was a famous temple of Heracles, public gymnasium, and surrounding grove located just outside the walls of Ancient Athens on the southern bank of the Ilissos river and near the Diomeian gate. The modern suburb of Kynosargous is named after it.
==Overview== Cynosarges lay somewhat northeast of the Lyceum. Its exact site is unknown but it is generally located in what is now the southern suburbs of Athens.
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