Heraion of Argos

The Heraion of Argos was in ancient times one of the most important sanctuaries of Hera. It was Argos ( Peloponnese, Greece).

Connected to the sanctuary is the story of two brothers Kleobis and Biton who like oxen to the wagon her mother tightened to bring them in time for Hera hard, and she fell asleep after work and no longer woke up because of a death on zenith of life the greatest reward for the people was.

The sanctuary is located northeast of the city of Argos, about two kilometers north of the village of Neo Ireo (formerly Chonikas ), on a highly visible terrace and probably goes back to the 8th century BC. The most important sanctuary in the temple of Hera. The oldest temple nothing is practically preserved, but we know that he was one of the first temple with a peristyle. It was 423 BC. destroyed by fire. The new temple was built about 420-410 BC, somewhat below the old by the architect Eupolemos. He had a peristyle of 12 × 6 Doric columns in the cella stood a statue of Hera of gold and ivory, created by Polykleitos, the soil had a curvature on. Most of the remaining buildings date from the 7th or 6th century BC

Even the Emperor Nero and Hadrian honored the Heraion with gifts.

The historian Hellanicus of Lesbos used to dating a list of the priestesses of the Heraion, the ( BC Nikiasfrieden 421) ranged from mythical times down to his presence.