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Altar of the Twelve Gods

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Altar of the Twelve Gods
37.975623°N 23.723082°E
Altar of the Twelve Gods built in about 522 BC.

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The Altar of the Twelve Gods was an ancient altar dedicated to the twelve Olympian gods worshipped in ancient Greece (Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Demeter, Hestia, Apollo, Artemis, Hephaestus, Athena, Ares, Aphrodite and Hermes). Located north of the Ancient Agora of Athens and situated near the Temple of Ares, it was an important point from which distances were reckoned inside the city.

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