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According to the ancient travel - writer Pausania...
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Poseidon's Temple
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... Poros
is comprised of two islands Sphairia and
Kalavria
(the name Kalavria means "gentle Breeze"). Kalavria
at first was offered
to the god Apollo and he made it over to the god Poseidon
in return
for Delphi. Kalavria is quite larger than Sphairia and
is planted all over. Sphairia is a volcanic rock.
In mythology times Aithra founded in Sphairia the temple
of Athena Apatoria in honor of her encounter with the
god Poseidon.
In the north part of the island there are the ruins of
Poseidon's Temple, which was built in 520BC.
The main Temple was built in Doric style, though some
of its columns were Ionian. Nearly the Temple there was
the built up area of Kalavria. |
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Such was the place's importance
that it functioned as the center
for the Amphictyonic League (amphictionnes:
dwellers around")
a voluntary "cooperative"
of city-states in both civic and religious matters,
which included Hermione, Epidauros, Aigina, Prassies,
Athens
and Orhomenos.
At the Poseidon's Temple came Demosthenes
the ancient great orator availing himself of its right
of sanctuary as Philip
the King of Macedonia chased him.
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Poseidon's
Temple
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1821
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Poros
played a significant
role in 1821 Revolution.
It was placed on the map
of history in 1828 where rival assemblies met to make
important decisions,
which set the Constitution
in a positive direction.
In 1830 the building of
the shipyard and naval station
at Poros began. |
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