Pyre of Heracles

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Coordinates: 38°45′07″N 22°17′56″E / 38.75194°N 22.29889°E / 38.75194; 22.29889
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Heracles on his funeral pyre before self-immolation as portrayed in Hercules on the pyre by Luca Giordano.

The pyre of Heracles (

Doric temple from the 3rd century BCE on Mount Oeta, on the site where the ancient Greek mythological hero Heracles self-immolated
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They are located in what is now the regional unit of Phocis, Greece. Manius Acilius Glabrio visited them in 191 BCE.[1] The area of the pyre was originally excavated in 1920–1921 with additional excavations resuming in 1988.[2] The nearby village of Pyra has been named after it.

References

  1. OCLC 1149058495
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  2. ^ "Pyra (Fireplace) of Heracles". Ministry of Culture and Sports. 2012.

38°45′07″N 22°17′56″E / 38.75194°N 22.29889°E / 38.75194; 22.29889


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