Kourion Complex (Apollo) post 1945 (1 of 2)

Continued from scan 8

… the early one, the two upper plinths were [handwritten: added], and a step was placed in the doorway to accomodate the new floor level.

The Northwest Building

The traditional Apollo of the sanctuary was Apollo Hylates (Apollo of the Woodlands). We have his temple [handwritten: at the end of a] paved street leading from the square. Prior to the discovery of our inscription we had no knowledge of an Apollo Caesar (see above p. 5). We may have in the North-west building another larger temple of Apollo. If it is a temple, it has two naves instead of the usual one. These communicate at the north end. It is possible that as a result of an imperial grant-in-aid for the restoration of the sanctuary after its destruction by earthquake, the people in gratitude decided to establish a cult of Apollo Caesar, and when they rebuilt the main temple of Apollo they enlarged it by adding a second nave on the west side. The east nave then would have been dedicated to Apollo Hylates, and the west, to Apollo Caesar. It is also very possible, however, that this building is not a temple at all but simply a pair of communicating exedrae much like those of the South Building.

The rooms north of the Paphos Gate and west of [handwritten: the] Northwest Building belong to the West Building. This has been only partly excavated, and the purpose of the rooms remains obscure.

Water Works

This might be a good time to say something about the ancient water supply of the sanctuary. The rain water from the South Building was carried by means of a terracotta pipe to Cistern 1 where it was stored. A vertical section of pipe was found [handwritten: in situ] on the west -9- … continues