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Looking west toward Mycenae, which is hidden by the mass of Mt. Zara. Rescue excavations connected with the construction of the wind farm have turned up evidence of a cult-place on the summit of Arachnaion dating to the Mycenaean through Classical periods.
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The higher, Profitis Ilias, peak (1199 masl).
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Rescue excavations connected with the construction of a wind farm have turned up evidence of a cult-place dating to the Mycenaean through Classical periods.
Tags: Arachnaion Arachneo Ἀραχναῖον Ὑσσέλινον Αραχναίον Profitis Ilias Αραχναίο Hagios Elias pleiades:depicts=570098 mountain mount monte oros όρος βουνό summit peak Greek Greece Grecia greco Argolid ancient cult altar ash Zeus Hera Archaic Classical Mycenaean Bronze Age sanctuary shrine miceneo mykenisch mycénien Μυκηναϊκός micénico Miken Myceense Микенская
Foundation of a chapel of Profitis Ilias on the summit of Mt. Arachnaion, Argolid, Greece. Religious activity on the peak dates at least as early as the Mycenaean period, as shown by recent rescue excavations.
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