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Plutonion

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Plutonion
Type:
Cave
Altitude:
m
Depth:
m
Length:
m
Region:
Aegean
Province:
Denizli
District:
Merkez
Village:

     


Strabon stated that during his visit in the region there was a thick toxic vapor in the cave; and the entrance was closed by bars; where any animal crossing these bars immediately died [Strabon 2005:162-163]. This sacred cave underneath the Apollo Temple has been revealed during the excavations of the Italian Excavation team in 1964; and the entrance was re-closed by bars [Ettorre 1987:77;80].
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