Afternoon Tour from Athens: Sounion with Temple of Poseidon Ticket

Athinean Riviera

Cape Sounion  is the [ ] at the southernmost tip of the [ ] peninsula, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) south of the town of [ ] (ancient [ ]), and 69.5 km (43.1 miles) southeast of [ ] in the [ ]. It is part of [ ] municipality, [ ], [ ].

Cape Sounion is noted for its [ ], one of the major monuments of the [ ]. Its remains are perched on the headland, surrounded on three sides by the [ ].

The Temple of Poseidon is an ancient [ ] on [ ], [ ], dedicated to the god [ ]. There is evidence of the establishment of sanctuaries on the cape from as early as the 11th century BC. Sounion's most prominent temples, the Temple of [ ] and the Temple of Poseidon, are however not believed to have been built until about 700 BC, and their [ ] (freestanding Greek statues of young men) date from about one hundred years later.The material and size of the offerings at the Temple of Poseidon indicate that it was likely frequented by members of the elite and the aristocratic class.

The Greeks considered Poseidon to be the "master of the sea". Given the importance to [ ] of trade by sea and the significance of its navy in its creation and survival during the 5th century, Poseidon was of a particular relevance and value to the Athenians.