temenos
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A temenos (Greek: ; plural: , temenē) is a piece of land cut off and assigned as an official domain, especially to kings and chiefs, or a piece of land marked off from common uses and dedicated to a god, such as a sanctuary, holy grove, or holy precinct.
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It sits within the topics Ancient Greek religion and Greek temples.
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- Subclass of
- sacred place
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Temenos
- facet of
- hieron
- name
- τέμενος
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A temenos (Greek: ; plural: , temenē) is a piece of land cut off and assigned as an official domain, especially to kings and chiefs, or a piece of land marked off from common uses and dedicated to a god, such as a sanctuary, holy grove, or holy precinct.
A temenos enclosed a sacred space called a hieron. It was usually surrounded by a wall, ditch, or line of stones. All things inside the demarcated area belonged to the designated god. Greeks could find asylum within a sanctuary and be under the protection of the deity and could not be moved against their will.
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