Delos in Mykonos, The Aegean, Greece — Ελλάδα (Southeastern Europe, Balkan Peninsula)
Temple of the Athenians
Photographed by James Hulse, September 23, 2026
1. Temple of the Athenians Marker
Ανάμεσα στον Ναό των Δηλίων και τον Πώρινο Οίκο είναι ο Ναός των Αθηναίων. Για την οικοδόμησή του οι Αθηναίοι έστειλαν το πολύτιμο λευκό πεντελικό μάρμαρο και τους απαραίτητους έμπειρους τεχνίτες, που δούλευαν πιθανόν κάτω από την επίβλεψη του Καλλικράτη, του αρχιτέκτονα του Ναού της Νίκης. Οικοδομήθηκε γύρω στο 425–420 π.Χ. και εγκαινιάστηκε μάλλον το 417 π.Χ. από το στρατηγό Νικία. Ο ναός ήταν δωρικού ρυθμού, αμφιπρόστυλος, με 6 κίονες σε κάθε στενή πλευρά. Στο σηκό, πάνω σε πεταλόσχημο βάθρο από γκριζόγαλανο ελευσινιακό μάρμαρο, ήταν τοποθετημένα επτά αγάλματα γι’ αυτό ο ναός αναφέρεται στις επιγραφές ως Οίκος ἐν ᾧ τὰ ἑπτά. Στις ανασκαφές βρέθηκαν πολλά τμήματα από τα θαυμάσια ακρωτήρια των αετωμάτων του ναού (Μουσείο Δήλου). Στο κεντρικό ακρωτήριο της ανατολικής πλευράς παριστάνεται ο βασιλιάς της Θράκης Βορέας, προσωποποίηση του Βοριά, που αρπάζει τη νεαρή πριγκίπισσα Ωρείθυια, κόρη του βασιλιά των Αθηνών Ερεχθέα και της Πραξιθέας. Σύμφωνα με το μύθο ενώ η πριγκίπισσα χόρευε στις όχθες του Ιλισσού την άρπαξε ο Βορέας και την μετέφερε στη Θράκη. Παιδιά τους ήταν οι φτερωτοί δίδυμοι Κάλαϊς και Ζήτης και δύο κόρες, η Κλεοπάτρα και η Χιόνη. Στο κεντρικό ακρωτήριο της δυτικής
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Χρηματοδοτήθηκε από την ΕΟΚ και την Ελληνική Δημοκρατία.
Κείμενα και σχεδιασμός: P. J. Hadjidakis, Αρχαιολόγος
Between the Temple of the Delians and the Poros Temple is the temple referred to in the inscriptions as the Temple of the Athenians. For its construction, Athens sent valuable white Pentelic marble and the required experienced craftsmen, who probably worked under the supervision of Callicrates, the master craftsman of the Temple of Nike. Built between 425–420 BC, and probably inaugurated circa 417 BC by General Nicias, it was an amphiprostyle temple in the Doric order, with 6 columns on each narrow side. Inside the cella, seven statues were placed upon a horseshoe-shaped base of grey-blue Eleusinian marble, hence the inscriptions referring to the temple as the “Temple in Which Stand the Seven Statues.” The excavations unearthed many sections of the temple’s wonderful acroteria (Delos Museum). The east side’s central acroterion depicts Boreas, King of Thrace, the personification of the north wind, abducting the young princess Oreithyia, daughter of the Athenian King Erechtheus and Praxithea. According to the legend, Boreas seized the princess as she was dancing on the banks of the Ilissos River and took her to Thrace. Their offspring were the winged brothers Calais and Zetes and two daughters, Cleopatra and Chion. The central acroterion on the west side depicts Eos (Dawn) carrying off the handsome Cephalus, another Athenian hero, son of Hermes and princess Erse, sister of Oreithyia.
Sponsored by the EEC and the Hellenic Republic.
Texts and design by P. J. Hadjidakis, Archaeologist
Erected by Hellenic Republic and European Economic Community.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Anthropology & Archaeology.
Location. 37° 24.033′ N, 25° 16.006′ E. Marker is in Delos, The Aegean, in Mykonos. It is on Odos Hvris Onomasia. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Delos, The Aegean 846 00, Greece. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, the Schengen Area, a coastal Mediterranean country, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and specifically the Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Temple of the Delians, or Great Temple (a few steps from this marker); The Poros Temple (a few steps from this marker); The Oikos and the Colossus of the Naxians (within shouting distance of this marker); Portico of Philip V (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Agora of the Italians (about 120 meters away); The Lions of the Naxians (about 150 meters away); The Theatre Quarter (about 210 meters away); Delos (approx. 0.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delos.
More about this marker. The marker is at the Archaeological Site of Delos, which you can reach by boat from Mykonos. Admission to the site and the round-trip boat fare are charged separately.
Photographed by James Hulse, September 23, 2026
2. Temple of the Athenians Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, September 23, 2026
3. Temple of the Athenians Marker
2nd marker towards the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 6 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 5, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
