Heraion of Argos
The Heraion of Argos is an ancient sanctuary in the Argolid, Greece, dedicated to Hera, whose epithet "Argive Hera" appears in Homer's works. Hera herself claims to be the protector of Argos in Iliad IV, 50–52): "The three towns I love best are Argos, Sparta and Mycenae of the broad streets".Photo: Sarah Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: major ancient sanctuary of Hera between Argos and Mycenae
- Also known as: “Argive Heraion” and “Heraeum of Argos”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mycenaean Bridge and Agamemnoneion of Mycenae.
Mycenaean Bridge
Archaeological site
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mycenaean Bridge is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Heraion of Argos.
Agamemnoneion of Mycenae
Archaeological site
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Agamemnoneion of Mycenae is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Heraion of Argos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neo Iraio and Monastiraki.
Monastiraki
Village
Monastiraki is a village in Argolis prefecture, built on the foot of mount Evia, between two low hills. It is located adjacent to ancient Mycenae and the Heraion of Argos, with a view of the entire Argolic plain. Monastiraki is situated 2½ km northwest of Heraion of Argos.
Mykines
Village
Photo: Aleksasfi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mykines is a village, which is situated 4 km northwest of Heraion of Argos.
Heraion of Argos
- Categories: Heraion, archaeological site, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Argos-Mykines, Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.69219° or 37° 41′ 32″ northLongitude
22.77466° or 22° 46′ 29″ eastElevation
120 metres (394 feet)Open location code
8G94MQRF+VVOpenStreetMap ID
way 221491079OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
8224032Wikidata ID
Q1607754
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Heraion of Argos” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Herèon d’Argos”
- Cebuano: “Heraion of Argos”
- Chinese: “阿尔戈斯赫拉神庙”
- Dutch: “Heraion van Argos”
- Finnish: “Heraion”
- French: “Héraion d’Argos”
- German: “Heraion Argos”
- German: “Heraion von Argos”
- Greek: “Ηραίο Άργους”
- Greek: “Ηραίο, Άργος”
- Greek: “Ηραίον Άργους”
- Italian: “Heraion di Argo”
- Japanese: “アルゴスのヘーラー神殿”
- Latin: “Heraeum”
- Latvian: “Argosas Heraons”
- Russian: “Герейон”
- Slovenian: “argoški herajon”
- Slovenian: “Herajon v Argosu”
- Slovenian: “herajon v Argu”
- Spanish: “Heraion de Argos”
- Spanish: “Hereo de argos”
- Spanish: “Hereo de Argos”
- Swedish: “Heraion på Argos”
- Ukrainian: “Герайон Аргосу”
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