place
Leokorion
the Leokorion
also: Leonaticum, Leokorion
A shrine at Athens dedicated to the daughters of Leos, sacrificed for the city's safety. Cotta cites it (with Erechtheus's cult) as a case of mortals consecrated for civic virtue.
Reading notes
- On the Nature of the Gods §3.50 the Leokorion
A shrine at Athens to the daughters of Leos, who were sacrificed to save the city from plague or famine. Cotta cites it, with the cult of Erechtheus, as a case of mortals consecrated as gods to encourage civic self-sacrifice.