Apothetes
The apothetes (Ancient Greek: ἀποθέται) was an underground storage room for broken or no longer presentable holy objects in Ancient Greece. The apothetes ensured the survival of many damaged holy objects such as pottery, parts of chryselphantine sculptures, clay figurines and more.[1] The damaged objects were buried in the apothetes, because it was not allowed to dispose of holy items. There was a myth that Spartans would throw their deformed and sick babies into this pit, but this turned out to be false.[2] The pit in Sparta was actually used for the execution of criminals, prisoners or traitors. These people would be thrown into the pit and die there.[3]
References
- ↑ "Apothetes". The Delphi Guide. Retrieved 15 January 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Medindia Content Team (December 11, 2007). "Spartans Never Discarded Deformed Babies In An Apothetes". Medindia. Retrieved 15 January 2023. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Archeology of Myth: Sparta". Academic Mentor Online. May 3, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2023. Unknown parameter
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