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BASSAE (Ancient sanctuary) ILIA
On the mountain is a place called Bassae, and the temple of
Apollo the Helper, which, including the roof, is of stone. Of the temples in the
Peloponnesus, this might be placed first after the one at Tegea for the beauty
of its stone and for its symmetry. Apollo received his name from the help he gave
in time of plague, just as the Athenians gave him the name of Averter of Evil
for turning the plague away from them.
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