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According to local officials, archaeologists have recently made many “magnificent” discoveries of ancient Greek gods in a long forgotten temple.
The antiquities department in Cyprus shared a Facebook post about the latest excavation on April 28, the group said. The site is the Apollo sanctuary in Frangissa, first discovered in the 19th century and has since been lost.
Apollo was the god of archery and the son of Zeus, and was respected in ancient Greece and Rome. He is one of the 12 Olympian deities in Greek mythology and is said to live on Mount Olympus with his father, Zeus and Alemis sisters.
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A German archaeologist named Max Ohnefalsch-Richter discovered the sanctuary in 1885, and the department has been described as “one of the most spectacular discoveries of his time.”
“[It was] The Post is translated from Greek to English. “It is a rural shelter of affluent Apollo. It has a large number of devotional statues in hundreds of hundreds, some of which are huge in size.”
A huge statue and inscription dating back to 2700 years have been recently discovered in an ancient shelter in Cyprus. (Cyprus Antiquities System)
However, the excavations of the 19th century were in a hurry – Ohnefalsch-Richter covered the shelter with dirt to preserve it. I soon forgot.
“Because the excavator completely covers the shelter, including the base and walls of the statue, it was eventually forgotten,” the Facebook post noted.
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German archaeologists began a new search on the website in 2021. The website was finally discovered, and the latest excavation of the website has recently ended.
This year, excavators discovered many huge proportions of statues and consecrated statues found in the backfilling area in 1885.
The sanctuary site was discovered in 1885 and was re-inhabited and forgotten. (Cyprus Antiquities System)
“During the process, the courtyard walls and more than 100 statue bases were dedicated, some of which were found in large areas,” the department said.
“Obviously in 1885 [the votive statues] The Post continued: “Not considered a cultural relic in a hurry. They fundamentally expanded our understanding of this sacred place.”
Archaeologists have also recently discovered “a brand new type of statues” that were previously unknown. They plan to restore them to their original appearance.
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“For example, the discovery of feet significantly larger than life span means that the existence of huge male limestone figures from ancient times can now be demonstrated.”
“Such big figures were previously known only in Frangissa in Frangissa, which included the famous Tamassos of Tamassos’ exhibition in the Cyprus Museum.”
The release continued: “In addition, evidence of other previously unknown types of devotional objects were found, such as marble glass beads or Egyptian amulets. [tin-glazed pottery]. ”
Archaeologists have discovered various statue heads heading to the sanctuary of Apollo. (Cyprus Antiquities System)
The statues also contain inscriptions in specific languages, allowing historians to know their age – probably as early as 2,700 years ago.
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“The discovery of the inscriptions of the two bases is spectacular,” the statement reads. “One man carved several local saic-syllable characters, while the other used Greek letters to the Toremi, and the Hellenistic ruler of Egypt was also the Greek ruler who also controlled Cyprus at the time.”
“The existence of huge male limestone figures from ancient times can now be demonstrated.”
“This shows that shelters played an important role not only in the ancient times (7th and 6th centuries BC), but also after the end of the Kingdom of Cyprus.”
Archaeologists also believe that at the end of the Kingdom of Cyprus, the site underwent a significant expansion that can be observed in architecture.
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“During this time, a large creeping courtyard was built next to the devotion room and might be used for banquets.”
Archaeologists will continue to study artifacts found on site in the sanctuary. (Cyprus Antiquities System)
The department notes that the latest excavation “opened up the possibility of exploring the sanctuary’s architecture, which was only written by Ohnefalsch-Richte.”
The statement also said, “apparently” that “the court has several stages of construction and utilization.”
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“Therefore, further investigations into preservation still hopefully provide important, far-reaching insights that will bring past ritual behaviors to life and allow them to be seen in the original spatial environment.”
