Lycosoura Demeter
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title:
Lycosoura Demeter
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The Lycosoura Demeter is a remnant of a colossal sculpture of Demeter, created by the sculptor Damophon in 180 BC for the Temple of Despoina in the ancient city of Lycosura, now Arcadia, Greece. It is part of a mini-pantheon prominent in the city, which also includes the goddess Artemis, the Titan Anytos, and the goddess Desponia, the "Mistress", whose true name remains unknown, according to the historian Pausanias, who catalogued the region in his book Description of Greece. The cult statues wa
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Hellenistic statue of Demeter from the city of Lycosoura, created by Damophon in 180 BC
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycosoura_Demeter
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2024-02-17T20:25:49Z
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