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Temple of Athena

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Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
Temple of Athena
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The Temple of Athena or Temple of Ceres is a Greek temple found at Paestum, built near the so-called Basilica which is much larger than it. It has a high pediment and a Doric frieze, made up of large blocks of limestone. The structure is simpler than the two temples of Hera nearby : there is a pronaos and naos, but no adyton or opisthodomos . The inside of the wide pronaos contained six columns in the ionic style , of which the bases and two capitals remain. These capitals, like those of the Basilica, burst from an ornate collar. This seems to be the first example of two architectural orders co-existing in a single building.Traditionally, the temple was attributed to Ceres, but as a result of the recovery of numerous statuettes in terracotta depicting Athena, it is now thought to have been dedicated to this deity. If still in use by the 4th-and 5th century, it would have been closed during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire.
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