Thérapné
Thérapné (in Greek old Θεράπνη/ Therapnê or in the plural, Θεράπναι/ Therapnai ) was a town of Laconie dependant on Sparte, located on Eastern bank of the Eurotas.
According to the tradition, Ménélas and Helene were buried there. Both had there a furnace bridge, even a hérôon (temple dedicated to a hero), and were venerated there. The poet Alcman (seventh century BC) mentions already the sanctuary (Fgt. 14 Page), frequently called the “Ménélaion”. The archaeological Découvertes (votive objects) testify in the same way to the existence of the worship as of the geometrical age. It persisted until fourth century BC
The Tenth Néméenne of Pindare (v. 106) also mentions the presence with Thérapné of a worship to the Dioscures, Castor and Pollux, twins of Zeus. It was there also that the beautiful young man S Spartans sacrificed a dog in the honor of Arès Ényalios.
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