Temple of Athena Alea

Temple of Athena Alea is an archaeological site in Tripoli, Arcadia. Temple of Athena Alea is situated nearby to the village Tegea, as well as near Kerasitsa.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Temple of Athena Alea and Archaeological Museum of Tegea.

Temple of Athena Alea

Ruins

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The Temple of Athena Alea was a sanctuary at Tegea in Ancient Greece, dedicated to Athena under the epithet Athena Alea; a syncretization between the Olympian goddess Athena and the local deity Alea.

Archaeological Museum of Tegea

Museum

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The Archaeological Museum of Tegea is a museum in Tegea, Arcadia, Greece. Archaeological Museum of Tegea is situated 160 metres south of Temple of Athena Alea.

Tegea

Archaeological site

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Tegea was a settlement in ancient Arcadia, and it is also a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the Tripoli municipality, of which it is a municipal unit with an area of 118.350 km2. Tegea is situated 1¼ km northeast of Temple of Athena Alea.