Sanctuary of Dionysus

Naxos was occupied by Neanderthal people during the Midding Paleolithic era, and then the Neolithic people and the Cycladic culture appeared. By the 14th century BCE, a fertility cult had established a ritual site about four kilometers south of the port, a pleasant walk. Through the centuries, the fertility cult and the sanctuary became dedicated to what evolved into the deity Dionysus. A series…