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Metroon logo #10101) Ancient Greek architecture 2) Temple in ancient Athens
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Metroon

Metroon logo #21000 Metroon (metrôon) was the name given to a building dedicated to the mother goddess, Cybele, Rhea, or Demeter, in Ancient Greece. It was founded around 500 BCE to placate Cybele, who had visited a plague on Athens when one of her wandering priests was killed for his attempt to introduce her cult. The account may have been a later invention to expl...
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