I have mentioned sacred caves on this blog before, when I discussed my book Knossos. Much of the information on sacred caves in Greece centers around the caves of Crete, but caves and cave sanctuaries were important in mainland Greece, too ( Read more... )

In the Orestes novels, I make repeated references to the Larissa of Argos.  The Larissa is the fortified citadel which would have sat atop the high mound of Argos, overlooking the lower town.  A medieval castle from the 10th century A.D., also called the Larissa, stands where the original Mycenaean fortress would have stood.

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