HIERON: Network for the Study of Greek Sanctuaries

Public Meetings

2021 Spring Meeting – Asking about Asklepios

Asking about Asklepios: reconstructing the many faces of the healing god Thursday, May 6 Asklepios was the healing god par excellence in the ancient Greek world. His sanctuaries are found all over Greece; varying in size and location in relation to the polis, they attracted diverse audiences, and in some instances, occupied a prominent role…

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2020 Fall Meeting – Work in progress

Wednesday, October 28 Programme: 9.00-9.10        Introduction 9.10-9.30        Hedda von Ehrenheim, Patrik Klingborg & Axel Frejman (UpsU), Ritual use of water in Greek sanctuaries 9.30-9.50        Emelie Byström (UpsU), Nymphs on Sicily: Space, worship and narrative 9.50-10.10      Gunnel Ekroth (UpsU), The profanity of Greek sanctuaries? 10.10-10.30    Break and Zoom-mingle 10.30-10.50    Lilli Zabrana (ÖAW), Temenos and Territory…

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