Apollo Maleatas

Under the name of the Greek god Apollo Apollo Maleatas on the slope of Mount Kynortion at Epidauros was worshiped ( in Greek landscape Argolis ).

In the mythology of Isyllos of Epidaurus, the cult of Apollo Maleatas was founded by a certain Malos. The place was inhabited since the Frühhelladikum. Finds from the Mycenaean period show that here BC was a place of worship in the 2nd millennium, which can not be clearly assigned to a particular deity. It is conceivable that a cult of Maleatas at this point is the original and later Apollo took over the cult. He took the nickname Maleatas and was worshiped under the name of Apollo Maleatas in the sanctuary as a healing God. In this role, he was BC being increasingly replaced by his son Asclepius since the late 5th century, whose shrine at Epidaurus ( nearby, at the foot of Kynortion ) v. especially in the 4th century BC a huge boom experienced. Both cults were side by side, although it appears that the cult of Asklepios enjoyed higher reputation.

Still visible are the temple of Apollo and two smaller buildings (possibly treasure houses) from the 4th century BC, a Stoa (300 BC), to buildings from Roman times, they are south of the theater.

Another sanctuary of Apollo Maleatas found in Sparta. According to a conjecture of J. W. Riethmueller is to derive its name from Cape Maleas and Maleatas is an old Peloponnesian local deity.