Temenos

The Temenos ( altgr. τέμενος for sanctuary, pl the Temene; . Temno of - cut ) denotes the bounded district one (originally Greek ) sanctuary. The enclosure itself, called Peribolos, usually by walls, often taller than a man, or colonnades, sometimes formed by fences. Access to the sanctuary is usually taken architecturally by a gatehouse ( propylon ).

In Mycenaean times the word temenos (te -me- no) could designate any defined district, the royal estate ( " royal Temenos / Country House " wa -na- ka -te- ro te -me- no) was as wanakteros temenos called.