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Exploring ancient Greek religion
Exploring ancient Greek religion

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This free course was written by Alexandra Wilding with contributions from James Robson.

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Figure 1: anyaivanova; Getty Images

Figures 2, 8 and 9: Courtesy of Dr Alexandra Wilding

Figures 3 and 6: courtesy of The Archaeological Society

Figure 4: Marsyas; https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by/ 2.5/

Figure 5: The British Museum, https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-nc-sa/ 4.0/

Figure 7: courtesy of The Archaeological Society at Athens; Topographical outline of the Amphiareion. Image adapted from V.C. Petrakos (1995) The Amphiareion of Oropos. Athens, figure 15.

Figure 10: The Open University

Figure 11: courtesy of The Acropolos Museum

Figure 12: © Socratis Mavrommatis and 2022 Ministry of Culture and Sports - Acropolis Museum - Acropolis Restoration Service

Figure 13: Ealdgyth; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; from https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juegos

Map 1: adapted from Marsyas, (2012, April 26). Map of Classical Greek Sanctuaries. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/325/map-of-classical-greek-sanctuaries/; https://creativecommons.org/ licenses/ by-sa/ 4.0deed.en

Map 2: taken from Plato Dialogues, Bernard SUZANNE

Map 3: courtesy of Dr Maeve McHugh (University of Birmingham)

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