Religion played a part in almost every aspect of civic life, so shrines, temples, altars, and dedications are conspicuous at almost every turn during a visit to the Athenian Agora. The author of this booklet shows where and how the major Olympian gods were worshipped, and then turns his attention to lesser known deities, such as Hekate, the triple-bodied goddess of the crossroads. He argues that the cults of heroes, such as Theseus, one of the legendary founders of Athens, were much more popular than the official state religion focused on the Olympian gods.

 

This is volume 19 in Agora Picture Books .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 1980 by American School of Classical Studies at Athens .

John McK. Camp II is Director of Excavations at the Athenian Agora and Professor of Classics at Randolph-Macon College.