In archaeological excavations taking place in the ancient Aigai city, the temple for Demeter, called the goddess of the land and fertility in Greek mythology, was brought to light.
Excavations in the ancient city of Yunusemre district, one of the 12 cities founded by the Aiol people in Western Anatolia, is the head of the archaeological department of the Department of Social and Social Sciences of the University of Manisa Celal. His doctorate continued under the president of Yusuf Sezgin. The old city is home to 3 temples that clarified the history of this period, as well as 3 temples that have been determined so far.
Countless miniature is found
In the old city where the Athena and Apollo temples have been revealed in recent years, the excavations of this season, the temple has been done around the temple, reserved for Demeter, called the agricultural goddess and fertility in the ancient Greek world. The excavation team has found a large number of miniature hydria (water tanks) dedicated to the goddess in a building about 50 square meters in the area.
Research continues in a mysterious temple
The head of the Yusuf Sezgin, this year in a special area for an old city before excavation, about 30 meters from the theater, on the banks of the rock and the mysterious temple at the bottom of the wall, he said. According to German researchers coming to Aigai in 1886, the structure of two small rooms had a Greek period, indicating that the person dedicated to the goddess Demeter, he reminded that Demeter was a symbol of richness and abundance in ancient times.
Sezgin, especially in barren lands like Aigai, because of limited agricultural land, the community living here is of special importance to Demeter, saying: “For this reason, a temple was built here. The temple was built in the 1960s, especially among illegal excavations.
So far, about a thousand miniature Hydria has determined that they have identified the professor. Dr. Sezgin added that these findings show the importance of the Aigai people towards Demeter.
