Stylobate of a Heroon at Kalydon
Item
File name
sackett_060 See all items with this value
Title
Stylobate of a Heroon at Kalydon See all items with this value
Description
This is an image of what remains of the stylobate of the heroon at Kalydon. The outline of a column and the bore hole for the wooden dowel/metal peg that ran through the column is also visible. The area is mostly overgrown, with some stone foundation surviving to the left of the stylobate. See all items with this value
Place name
Kalydon (deserted settlement) See all items with this value
Subject
Archaeological Site
Notes
The heroon, dated to 100 BCE, belongs to Leon of Kalydon who was worshipped in the area before the population was moved to Nicopolis by Roman Emperor Augustus. Kalydon is the mythlogical home of the Calydonian Boar Hunt and the Caledonians are represented in the Iliad fighting under King Thoas. Kalydon was mythologically known for its heroes, and perhaps the veneration of Leon of Kalydon is a continuation of this trend - albeit much later.
Date photographed
April 1977
