Loizos Cave
Written by chris ithacorama on 04.11.2013Outside of the village Stavros , at the end of the coast of the City where is an ancient sunken city , lies the cave of Loizos.
Named by Loizos , a real person who became wealthy by selling antiquities in ancient gold coins found at random in the cave .
In excavations in the cave found bronze vessels and clay mask fragment with the inscription " ΕΥΧΗΝ ΟΔΥΣΣΕΙ " (Prayer to Odysseus) 2nd century . BC
The findings outlined in the archaeology Museum of Stavros.
The cave was a center of worship of the early Greek period as the 1st century AD as evidenced by the findings that include statues of deities such as Artemis , Athena and Hera .
- Area: Stavros Poli Ithaki Ithaca Ithaca Greece
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