Phyle Cave

The Phyle Cave is a small cave on Mount Parnes near Fyli (Phyle), a suburb of Athens in Attica, Greece [1]. In ancient Greece it served as a sanctuary dedicated to Pan and the nymphs [1]. The cave is also known as Lychnospilia (Λυχνοσπηλιά), meaning "lamp cave," named for the large number of oil lamps discovered within [1]. It has been identified as the cave mentioned in Menander's comedy Dyskolos [1]. The cave was excavated in 1901 [1]. Three votive reliefs found in the cave are now displayed in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens [1].