Dionysus Theather, see 135 photos
Athens city world heritage monuments. Athens is full of antiquities. Each ancient stone statue is through fascinating myths and history. Stones, myths, monuments are scattered here and there.. Sanctuary of Dionysus Eleftherios and hospital of Asclepius (south slope) The south slope of Acropolis was home to two of the most important sanctuaries of the city, those of Dionysos Eleuthereus and Asklepios . It was also the site of several other temples, smaller in size yet of great importance to the Athenians. The temple of Dionysos Eleuthereus was the site of the Great or City Dionysia, one of the most important festivals in town, which took place in the beginning of spring (in the month of Elaphebolion). It was from the cult of Dionysos, the god of wine, intoxication and ecstatic dance, that the theatre was born. On the slope above the sanctuary, the plays of the most important ancient Greek tragic and comic playwrights, Aeschylus, Sophokles, Euripides...