The Religous Aspects of Argos

The patron goddess of all of the Argolid was Hera. [15] She had a shrine to her outside of the city limits called the Argive Heraion, of which there are still some remains. Pausanias wrote the most about the religious aspects of Argos. [16] Hera's shrine was on neutral ground in the Argolid so no one could make a claim to her unequivocally. Although Hera was the patron of the Argolid, Apollo was the patron god of the city Argos. [17] He had a temple in the Agora which was named the temple of Apollo Lykeios, which means Wolf Apollo. Even though he was a powerful god, he still was secondary to Hera in the peoples' eyes. [18]

Plan of the Argive Heraion
Courtesy of Argos and the Argolid, Tomlinson

Ruins of the Argive Heraion
Courtesy of Argos and the Argolid, Tomlinson.