Caryatids of Eleusis
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title:
Caryatids of Eleusis
text:
In antiquity, two large Caryatids from the Lesser Propylaea adorned the sanctuary of the Greek goddess of agriculture Demeter at Eleusis in Greece as architectural support taking the place of columns. Following the Christianization of the Roman Empire, one of the Caryatids was dubbed Saint Demetra by the locals and worshipped as patron saint of agriculture and crops. The Caryatid was removed from Eleusis in 1801 by Englishman Edward Daniel Clarke, who later donated it to the University of Cambri
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Caryatid statues
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryatids_of_Eleusis
date created:
2024-01-08T11:55:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T13:03:47Z
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