David George Hogarth
In 1904, archaeologist David George Hogarth was photographed among the ruins of the Temple of Apollo at Didyma, beside a 2,300-year-old Gorgoneion carved for the sanctuary’s monumental architecture.
The temple, rebuilt in the 4th century BCE after the Persian destruction of its Archaic predecessor, became one of the largest sanctuaries in the Greek world and home to a major oracle second only to Delphi.
Gorgoneia like the one seen here were placed on the temple to serve as apotropaic symbols, protecting the sacred precinct of Apollo.
The temple, rebuilt in the 4th century BCE after the Persian destruction of its Archaic predecessor, became one of the largest sanctuaries in the Greek world and home to a major oracle second only to Delphi.
Gorgoneia like the one seen here were placed on the temple to serve as apotropaic symbols, protecting the sacred precinct of Apollo.
Envíado por JOSE M LOPEZ el 30 de noviembre de 2025
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