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Temenos

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Just to clarify, the peribolos and temenos are different terms. There are sources that describe sanctuaries that include both a peribolos and a temenos. The sanctuary of Malophoros, for instance, had a peribolos - a bigger area that housed a small temenos in one of its corners.[1] A peribolos is also described as a surrounding area or fence while a temenos was a precinct - one of the two aspects of a sanctuary (the other being hieron). [2] This perhaps means that a peribolos may be referred to as a temenos wall if it encloses a temenos. Darwin Naz (talk) 00:13, 29 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Cerchiai, Luca; Jannelli, Lorena; Longo, Fausto (2004). The Greek Cities of Magna Graecia and Sicily. Getty Publications. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-89236-751-1.
  2. ^ Mikalson, Jon D. (2009). Ancient Greek Religion. John Wiley & Sons. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-4051-8177-8.