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The roof was made
of terracotta tiles
The inner wall was with Parian marble
built with a thickened tiles at the edges.
base and a minimal The back cella was
capital to correspond reserved for Aphaia’s
with the capitals of priestess alone.
the colonnade.

The cella was the
inner room of
the temple, and
was home to the
cult statue.
The pool of olive oil
was a collection of
the many offerings
made to Aphaia.

1 The Temple of Aphaia,
viewed today from the 1
north east, has lime stone
columns still standing.
2 A close-up view of a well-
preserved east pediment
statue from the temple
reveals the detail on the
head of a Trojan king.
4 This detail of a column
at the temple shows the
Classical Doric style. 2 3
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