The Argive Heraion | National Arch Museum Athens

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The Argive Herarion

The santuary of Hera, which lies on a low hill between Argos and Mycenae, was a very old and highly important cult centre. The first temple of Hera was built in the 7th c. BC found during the excavation of the santuary. The 7th-century temple was destroyed to the ground by fire caused by neglect on the part of the priestess Chryseis in 423 BC.

After the first temple was destroyed, a new Doric peripteral temple was built to the goddess by the architect. Eupolemos of Argos about 420-410 BC, on a terrace lower than the old temple. The foundations of the 5th-century temple are still preserved, along with parts of the superstructure and of its lavish sculptural decorarion.