The
Athenians built sanctuaries to their two most important deities,
Poseidon and Athena, on the rocky peninsula that projects into
the sea at the south-east tip of Attica. The Temple
of Poseidon, god of the sea, was built on the summit of
the rock, which rises 60 meters above the sea. It is surrounded
by fortification walls. Two temples to Athena Sounias were erected
at a lower level.
