Loutraki Dive Club ! 19/8/2018 The International Lighthouse day the members and divers of Loutraki Dive Club dived against debris at Hraion Loutraki Greece.Lighthouse Melagavi (Hraion) is located in Loutraki.Melagavi or Heraion lighthouse was built in 1897 on the Agrilaos peninsula, in the golf of Alkyonides Islands. In 1947, the building was renovated and repaired. Its outline is T shaped, and it has a rectangular light tower. The Heraion lighthouse is well known in the area. It is made of stone and it constitutes a typical example of lighthouse architecture. near the lighthouse is the Ancient Heraion. Ancient Heraion was a sanctuary to the goddess Hera and was in use from the Greek Dark Ages in the 8th Century BC until the late Hellenistic period. The sanctuary belonged to the powerful ancient city of Corinth (Korinthos) for most of its time, and fell into disuse after the Romans sacked Corinth in 146 BC. The sanctuary was built on two levels, with temples to Hera on each level. The upper level temple was dedicated to Hera Limenaia and the lower temple, by the beach, was dedicated to Hera Akraia. The sanctuary slowly developed over the years to become one of the richest rural sanctuary’s in the whole of Greece, and its location in a small cove with a sandy beach must have made the sanctuary complex look ‘heavenly’ to its ancient visitors. According to legend and Euripides, Medea, who was married to Jason (of the Argonaughts fame) murdered and buried their two children at Heraion, whilst fleeing from Corinth.
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