GREECE CENTRAL GREECE EVVIA ERETRIA EGYPTIAN

Near the ancient harbour is the area of the temple of Egyptian Gods, also called Iseion after the goddess Isis. The cult of Isis and other Egyptian deities was established in Eretria during the Hellenistic period by Greek merchants who came from Egypt after the unification of the then known world by Alexander the Great.

The temple of Isis was initially quite simple, with a ceremonial clay statue of the goddess on a base within the cella and an altar in front of the temple. After the destruction of the city by the Romans in 198 BC the temple was reconstructed, and various other buildings were added, the fundaments of which we see today. - During my visit in 2016 the site was fenced and locked, lacking any sign or description.