Menelaion

Menelaion
The Menelaion with Taygetos in the background
Menelaion is located in Greece
Menelaion
Shown within Greece
LocationSparti, Greece
RegionLakonia
Coordinates37°3′54″N 22°27′10.8″E / 37.06500°N 22.453000°E / 37.06500; 22.453000
TypeSanctuary
History
FoundedArchaic and Classical hero shrine on site of Late Helladic domestic buildings
Site notes
ManagementEphorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities of Lakonia
WebsiteGreek Ministry of Culture

The archaeological site of Menelaion (translit. Menelaeion) (Ancient Greek: Μενελάειον) is located approximately 5 km from the modern city of Sparta. The geographical structure of this site includes a hill complex (Northern hill, Menelaion, Profitis Ilias and Aetos). The archaic name of the place is mentioned as Therapne (Ancient Greek: Θεράπνη).[1]

  1. ^ Isokrates, Oration 10.63; Polybius, Histories, 5.14, 21 ff; Pausanias, Description of Greece, 3.9.