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The cape of '''Sounion''' or '''Sounio''', (in [[ancient Greek]] Σούνιον) is located 65 kilometres south-east of [[Athens]], in [[Attica]].

The first mention of the cape in ancient literature is in the ''[[Odyssey]]'' (III, 278), which speaks about "holy Sunium, the headland of Athens" (Σούνιον ἱρὸν (...) ἄκρον Ἀθηνέων).

Fugitive slaves, coming from the mines of [[Laurium]], took refuge here in the [[8th century BC]]. The cape was strengthened in [[413 BC]] to protect the export of corn out of Athens during the [[Peloponnesian War]].

Cape Sounion is especially famous for the ruins of two temples which overlook the sea, one dedicated to [[Athena]], and the other with [[Poseidon]].
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==Temple of Poseidon==

Ruins of the temple of Poseidon, constructed in the [[5th century BC]] over the ruins of a temple constructed in the Archaic Period, are perched above the sea at a height of almost 60 metres. The columns of the temple are 6.10 metres high, with a diameter of 1 metre at the base and 79 centimetres at the top. Their grooves, fewer than usual (16 instead of 20), were intended to resist the [[weathering]] action of the sea air. The stone was quarried at nearby [[Agrileza]]. The English poet [[Lord Byron]] carved his name onto one of the columns.
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==External link==
*[http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21102a/e211ba07.html Sanctuary of Poseidon and Athena at Sounion] - Greek Ministry of Culture

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-The cape of '''Sounion''' or '''Sounio''', (in [[ancient Greek]] &#931;&#959;&#8059;&#957;&#953;&#959;&#957;) is located 65 kilometres south-east of [[Athens]], in [[Attica]].
+The cape of '''Sounion''' or '''Sounio''', (in [[Greek language|Greek]] Σούνιον;) is located 65 kilometres south-east of [[Athens]], in [[Attica]].
-The first mention of the cape in ancient literature is in the ''[[Odyssey]]'' (III, 278), which speaks about "holy Sunium, the headland of Athens" (&#931;&#959;&#8059;&#957;&#953;&#959;&#957; &#7985;&#961;&#8056;&#957; (...) &#7940;&#954;&#961;&#959;&#957; &#7944;&#952;&#951;&#957;&#8051;&#969;&#957;).
+The first mention of the cape in ancient literature is in the ''[[Odyssey]]'' (III, 278), which speaks about "holy Sounion, the headland of Athens"
 Fugitive slaves, coming from the mines of [[Laurium]], took refuge here in the [[8th century BC]]. The cape was strengthened in [[413 BC]] to protect the export of corn out of Athens during the [[Peloponnesian War]].
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 ==Temple of Poseidon==
-Ruins of the temple of Poseidon, constructed in the [[5th century BC]] over the ruins of a temple constructed in the Archaic Period, are perched above the sea at a height of almost 60 metres. The columns of the temple are 6.10 metres high, with a diameter of 1 metre at the base and 79 centimetres at the top. Their grooves, fewer than usual (16 instead of 20), were intended to resist the [[weathering]] action of the sea air. The stone was quarried at nearby [[Agrileza]]. The English poet [[Lord Byron]] carved his name onto one of the columns.
+Ruins of the temple of Poseidon, constructed in the [[5th century BC]] over the ruins of a temple constructed in the Archaic Period, are perched above the sea at a height of almost 60 metres. The columns of the temple are 6.10 metres high, with a diameter of 1 metre at the base and 79 centimetres at the top. Their grooves, fewer than usual (16 instead of 20), were intended to resist the weathering action of the sea air. The stone was quarried at nearby [[Agrileza]]. The English poet [[Lord Byron]] carved his name onto one of the columns.
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