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GCSE Classics · key term
A sacred structure on which offerings were made and portions of sacrificial animals were burned for the gods.
Used by OCR
Paper 1
Revise: GreeceThe temple stood within a sanctuary, an area of sacred land which could contain more than one temple or altar. Worshippers commonly purified themselves with water before entering. This addressed religious pollution, meaning impurity in relation to the gods, rather than simply physical dirt.
Do not assume that every altar stood directly in front of its temple: the older altar of Zeus at Olympia stood to the side.
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