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''Explore the Sanctuary of Artemis Brauron''
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- [[Start]] -
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You are standing in the courtyard of the [[stoa]].
To the [[northwest->bridge]] is the bridge.
To the [[west]] is the temple and spring.
To the [[south]] is the shrine and cave.
There are more places [[outside]].
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Around you is the stoa. It is pi-shaped with three main corridors.
The corridor to the east has not been finished, yet.
Up the steps to the north are the [[dining rooms]]. Behind these is the [[long porch]].
You are still in the [[courtyard->Start]].
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To the south of the stoa, there is a [[small shrine]], a [[smaller shrine]], and a [[cave]].
You can return to the [[courtyard->Start]].
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To the west of the stoa is the [[temple]]. Alongside this is the [[sacred spring]].
You can return to the [[courtyard->Start]].
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Outside of the main sanctuary structure, there are several other places to visit.
You can access the [[stables]], the [[gymnasium]], the [[palaestra]], and the [[amphipoleon]].
You can return to the [[courtyard->Start]].
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The doors to dining rooms lie open all along the constructed walls of the stoa.
Each room has a number of benches lining the walls, with marble tables serving each one.
These rooms are used mostly by the older priestesses, and visitors to the sanctuary.
You can return to the [[courtyard->Start]].
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Around the back of the stoa, on its north side, is a long porch.
This porch has shelves where offerings of clothing have been left by women for the goddess.
From the porch you can [[look to the north]].
There are other things [[outside]] the sanctuary that are accessible from here.
You can return to the [[courtyard->Start]].
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Out in the distance, you can see hills and tiny blooms of smoke in the air from the distant villages. Between them your eye catches a sparkle of light off the sea.
You can wander [[outside]] or return to the [[courtyard->Start]].
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You are now at the stables. The horses and working animals that belong to the sanctuary reside here. It is also where the animals of visitors are kept during their visit.
There are other places [[outside]] you can visit, or you can return to the [[courtyard->Start]].
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You are at the gymnasium. This is an athletic field where the girls residing at the sanctuary train and play.
There are other places [[outside]] the sanctuary, but you can return to the [[courtyard->Start]].
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You are now at the palaestra, the wrestling school. Here physical skills are taught.
There are other places to see [[outside]], or you can return to the [[courtyard->Start]].
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You are now at the amphipoleon, the residence of the chief magistrate.
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The temple is the building that hosts the cult statue of Artemis Brauronia.
You can go [[inside the temple]].
Nearby is the [[sacred spring]].
You can return to the [[courtyard->Start]].
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You are at the sacred spring.
Further north up the river is the [[bridge]].
The [[temple]] is nearby.
You can return to the [[courtyard->Start]].
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The old stone bridge is large and square, crossing the Erasinos river to the west. This is the main entrance to the sanctuary, and all travellers come across this bridge.
Nearby is the [[sacred spring]].
You can follow the path back to the [[courtyard->Start]].
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The inside of the temple is dark, but lit by torches. Priestesses work here organizing offerings and cleaning the space. Women come from great distances to make offerings to the goddess here.
You can return outside the [[temple]].
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This small shrine is a dormitory for the girls who are living in the sanctuary. While their families have sent them to complete the coming-of-age rituals, they live communally with the other girls.
Behind this shrine is the [[cave]]. You can also return to [[south]] of the stoa.
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This smaller shrine is used to house offerings.
You can return to [[south]] of the stoa.
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The cave is the oldest part of the sanctuary. It is rumoured to be where Iphigenia went after Artemis saved her from her father Agamemnon during the Trojan War.
The cave is now used for storage of offerings.
You can go back to [[south]] of the stoa.