Sanctuary of Eileithyia
Sanctuary of Eileithyia is an archaeological site in Olympia, Elis, West Greece. Sanctuary of Eileithyia is situated nearby to the park Olympic Botanical Garden, as well as near the peak Cronious hill.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: excavated temple and altar north of Kronion hill
- Also known as: “Eileithyia sanctuary at Olympia”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Olympia and Statue of Zeus at Olympia.
Olympia
Olympia is a town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Peloponnese, Greece. This was the site of the original Olympic Games from 776 BCE. The games, held every four years in honor of the Greek god Zeus, lasted through the entire Classical Age until the late 4th century CE.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Work of art
Photo: Quatremère de Quincy, Public domain.
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus there. Statue of Zeus at Olympia is situated 490 metres south of Sanctuary of Eileithyia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ancient Olympia and Koskinas.
Ancient Olympia
Town
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name.
Koskinas
Village
Koskinas is a village in the municipality of Olympia, Elis, Greece. It is 1.5 km northeast of Olympia.
Archaia Pisa
Village
Ancient or Archaia Pisa, sometimes distinguished in Greek as Archaía Písa Ileías, is a modern village located 2.15 kilometers of Ancient or Archaia Olympia on the northwest corner of the Peloponnese in southern Greece.
Sanctuary of Eileithyia
- Categories: ancient Greek temple, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Olympia, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.64236° or 37° 38′ 33″ northLongitude
21.63082° or 21° 37′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8G93JJRJ+W8OpenStreetMap ID
way 775330572OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q107010633
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In Other Languages
From French to Greek—“Sanctuary of Eileithyia” goes by many names.
- French: “sanctuaire d’Ilithyie”
- French: “Sanctuaire d’Ilithyie”
- German: “Tempel der Eileithyia”
- Greek: “Ναός της Ειλείθυιας”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Olympic Botanical Garden and Olympic Truce Grove.
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