Temple of Apollo Patroos

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The Temple of Apollo Patroos (meaning "from the fathers") is a small ruined temple of Ionic order built in 340-320 BCE. It is 10 m wide and 16.5 m long and located north-west of the Ancient Agora of Athens near the Stoa of Zeus.[1] [2] Considered to be the founder of the Ionian race and protector of families, the temple's interior had a cult statue dedicated to the god and made by the famous Greek sculptor Euphranor.[3]

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  1. ^ plato-dialogues.org/tools/agora, URL accessed on June 3, 2008.
  2. ^ en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0016337
  3. ^ www.greece-athens.com