Tukuk-OS🧿 Phyle Cave
Greece · Europe · 38.15°N, 23.67°E
The Phyle Cave is a small cave on Mount Parnes near Fyli (Phyle), a suburb of Athens in Attica, Greece. In ancient Greece it was the site of a sanctuary to Pan and the nymphs. It is also known as Lychnospilia (Λυχνοσπηλιά), meaning lamp cave, for the large number of oil lamps found in the cave. It has been identified as the cave which occurs in the Dyskolos of Menander. The cave was excavated in 1901. Three votive reliefs found in the cave are now on display in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
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Quick facts
| Country | Greece |
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| Continent / region | Europe |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 38.15°N, 23.67°E · view on map |
Phyle Cave is located in Greece, in Europe.
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