Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates
The ancient sanctuary of Apollo, god of the woodlands, near Kourion, with a partly re-erected Roman temple among pines and carob trees.
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Apollo Hylates, Apollo "of the woods", was the protector of Kourion, and his sanctuary was worshipped here from at least the 8th century BC until late Roman times. The corner of the 1st-century AD temple has been rebuilt, and its columns frame the sky dramatically.
Around it lie pilgrims' hostels, baths, a palaestra and storerooms, which give a vivid sense of a busy religious complex.
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