Well, a temple never is totally lost, of
course, we just have to find its exact location after some two thousand years.
This was the case for the Temple of Artemis Amarynthia in Eritrea on the island of Euboea .
In antiquity, this open-air sanctuary was the
end point of the yearly procession that was held in honour of Artemis, the
goddess of hunting in Greek mythology. Her additive name of Amarynthia comes
from a local man who was totally besotted by the charms of this goddess.
It turns out that the site of the
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