Aglaureion

The Aglaureion, or the Sanctuary of Aglauros, was an ancient sanctuary located in the Acropolis in Athens, Greece [1]. It was dedicated to Aglauros, a Greek mythological figure who was the daughter of King Cecrops and the sister of Erysichthon, Pandrosus, and Herse [1]. The sanctuary was believed to be the site where Aglauros had sacrificed herself to protect the city from invasion [1]. In 1980, during excavations of the Peripatos, archaeologists found on the eastern slope of the Acropolis an honorary stele for Aglauros, dating to the 3rd century BC [1]. It is believed the stele once stood as part of the peribolos of the Aglaureion [1].