Sacred Way
The Sacred Way, in ancient Greece, was the road from Athens to Eleusis. It was so called because it was the route taken by a procession celebrating the Eleusinian Mysteries.
- Archaeological site
- Description: ancient road from Athens to Eleusis
- Also known as“Hiera Hodos”“Iera Odos”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Daphní and Koumoundourou lake.
Daphní
Daphni or Dafni is an eleventh-century Byzantine… Daphní is situated 2½ km east of Sacred Way.
Dafni Pan cave (Attica)
Cave
The cave of God Pan in Daphni is a cave in Haidari, Attica, Greece, that was sacred to the god Pan. Dafni Pan cave (Attica) is situated 2 km east of Sacred Way.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skaramagkas and Korydallos.
Korydallos
Suburb
Korydallos is both a town and a municipality in the Piraeus regional unit of Greece. Korydallos is situated 5 km southeast of Sacred Way.
Sacred Way
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Latitude
38.01242° or 38° 0′ 45″ north
Longitude
23.60792° or 23° 36′ 29″ east
Open location code
8GC52J65+X5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Spanish—“Sacred Way” goes by many names.
Свещен пътBulgarian
Via SacraCatalan
Sveti putCroatian
Posvátná cestaCzech
Posvátná cesta (Řecko)Czech
Pyhä tieFinnish
Αρχαία Ιερά ΟδόςGreek
Ιερά ΟδόςGreek
Iera odòsItalian
Via SacraItalian
Via SacraLatin
راه مقدسPersian
Священная дорогаRussian
Священная дорога (Аттика)Russian
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