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Aulis
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- Boeotian coast, Greece
Ancient place on the Boeotian coast near the Euripus Strait in Greece; setting of Iphigenia's Greek story and site of a fifth-century BCE Artemis temple.
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Aulis is an ancient place on Greece's Boeotian coast near the Euripus Strait. Euripides locates Iphigenia's story here before her removal to Tauris: the ships are delayed, she is brought under a marriage pretext and is saved before the sacrifice. [1]
Greece's Ministry of Culture describes remains of a fifth-century BCE ArtemisArtemisGoddess of hunting in Greek traditions and Apollo’s sister, named among the divine company in the Iliad.Glossary · Click to read the explanation temple at the site and excavations conducted from 1956 to 1962. The remains attest worship at Aulis, not the dramatic event. George E. Koronaios photographed the temple remains in 2021; the image does not show a sacrifice scene. [2][3]
References and notes
- Aulis is the location in the dramatic account. Euripides, Iphigenia in Tauris, opening lines 1–30; excerpt read. Return to the text ↑
- The ministry dates the excavated temple to the fifth century BCE. Greek Ministry of Culture, Artemis sanctuary at Aulis; announcement and excavation summary read. Return to the text ↑
- Modern photograph of the remains, not dramatic figures or events. Commons: George E. Koronaios, 28 August 2021, CC BY-SA 4.0. Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Aulis», Edition 3, https://ilarchive.com/en/sites/aulis