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In a distance less than a kilometre from the ancient theatre of Thorikos, one stumbles upon the ruins of a temple hidden among lavish green fields and tall trees. Parts of the foundation, some broken columns, capitals and two statue pedestals is all that has survived from the large marble building, which is believed to have beena temple dedicated to Demeter and her daughter (kore) Persephone. An inscription found nearby suggests that a sanctuary dedicated to the 'two goddesses' had existed prior to the construction of the temple. The location as well as the association of the goddess of agriculture with Thorikos, according to the Homeric Hymn to Demeter ("I was abducted by pirates. After a while, sailing with their swift ship, they landed at the harbor of Thorikos"), make it all the more plausible that there was a sacred site linked with the cult of Demeter.

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