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The ancient city of Ephyra was home to the necromancy oracle of the dead. It is located above the bank of the river that, according to beliefs in ancient Greece, formed the border between the realms of the living and the dead, Hades. It was believed that one could ask the dead for advice in the necromancy. The oracle of the dead was found during excavation work among the ruins of the Church of Saint John and a cemetery. At the excavation site there are also the foundation walls of priests´ apartments and storage rooms, a residential tower and the church, which is located above the oracle location.
The Necromanteion was the only oracle of the dead in Greece. It was uncovered during excavations with an area of 62 by 46 meters below a church. The remains of the Nekromanteion were found 500 meters away from the remains of the Mycenaean ruins from the 14th century BC. Chr.
The Nekromanteion (also Nekyomanteion, Nekyomantion or Nekromantion) was a funerary oracle on the coast of Epirus in Greece in ancient times. The Necromanteion was the only oracle of the dead in Greece. Herodotus mentions it in connection with Periander, the tyrant of Corinth, who sent envoys to contact his dead wife Melissa in the oracle.
The Necromanteion at Acheron was the center of the mortuary oracle of Ephyra, which was mentioned by Homer and Herodotus, but whose exact location was unknown until then. The archaeological site of the ancient city of Ephyra, which dates back to the 14th century BC, is located in Epirus near the picturesque holiday resort of Parga, south of the village of Mesopotamos, on a hill.
05.10.2017: PoiBesuc 10/2017 | Currently new entry price at 8 euros17.05.2017: PoiBesuch: 05/2017 | 17.05.2017: PoiBesuc 05/2017 | Entrance fee 6 €
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Fanari 48062 Archaiologikos Choros Nekromanteio Tou Acheronta
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Parkplatz Nekromanteio
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