John Shaqi
Greek800 BCE – 400 CE

Pasikrata

Ancient Greece

Pasikrata was the name of a goddess worshiped as a local cult in certain places of Greece in classical and Hellenistic period. It has been assumed that it was a cult of a chthonic Aphrodite or Artemis. Sanctuaries of Pasikrata have been found in Demetrias (Thessaly), Ambrakia (Epirus) and in Heracleia (Macedonia).

Pasikrata

Pasikrata was the name of a goddess worshiped as a local cult in certain places of Greece in classical and Hellenistic period. It has been assumed that it was a cult of a chthonic Aphrodite or Artemis. Sanctuaries of Pasikrata have been found in Demetrias (Thessaly), Ambrakia (Epirus) and in Heracleia (Macedonia). The latter had slaves and hierodouloi at its disposition.

Pantheon: Greek Culture: Ancient Greek Civilization: Ancient Greece Period: 800 BCE – 400 CE

Source: Wikipedia

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Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasikrata

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