Delos · Museums
Where the island keeps its treasures, from ancient sculpture to the objects of everyday village life.
Essential
Delos
Opened in 1904 and grown to nine rooms, in the middle of the site and included in its ticket: the original Naxian lions, archaic kouroi and a sphinx, the base signed by Euthykartides of Naxos, Boreas carrying off Oreithyia from the Temple of the Athenians, the statues of Cleopatra and Dioskourides, and finds from the houses of the free port.
Must see: The Mycenaean ivory plaque of a warrior in a boar's-tusk helmet
More to explore
Athens
Some of the finest statues dug up on Delos are in Athens, among them the Diadoumenos, a marble copy of Polykleitos' athlete tying a ribbon round his head, and the group of Aphrodite threatening Pan with her sandal while Eros flutters between them.
Must see: Aphrodite, Pan and Eros, from the clubhouse of the merchants of Berytos on Delos
Opening hours change seasonally. Check with each museum before visiting.
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