Heracles, or Hercules for the Romans, is one of the most famous characters in Greek mythology. The myth tells that he was a demigod, the son of Zeus and Alcmene, a mortal married to a soldier. Hera, wife of Zeus and queen of [approfondimenti id="3862" testo_link="Olympus"], learned of her husband'...

The Temple of Heracles is the oldest Akragantine temple: it was the first to be built in the Valley of the Temples. Situated on the rocky ridge of the hill south of the settlement, it stood proud and solitary towards the sky, and for this would have elicited a certain effect in the observer contempl...

The remains of the Temple of Demeter are located in San Biagio, covered by the church of the same name, on the slope to the east of the [approfondimenti id="3359" testo_link="Rupe Atenea"]. The sacred building can be dated to the first half of the 5th century BC. Like the Temple of Asclepius, Demet...

The monumental sacred complex dedicated to [approfondimenti id="3086" testo_link="Asclepius"] was located in the Piana di San Gregorio (Plain of St. Gregory) outside the walls of ancient Akragas. Already in the 6th century BC the site was frequented as a place of worship of the god Apollo Medicus, f...

In the area around the Temple of Asclepius the remains of two porticoes, a fountain, water cisterns and several buildings have been found. This shows that the sanctuary was a destination for many pilgrims who came here in the hopes of being healed. When pilgrims arrived, they could leave their hors...

The cult of Demeter and Persephone is also documented in Akragas by a monumental sacred area located in the western part of the Hill of the Temples, near Porta V, and divided into three separate terraces.The area is known as the Sanctuary of the [approfondimenti id="3399" testo_link="chthonic deitie...