Aritaeus Sanctuary in Olbia

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The Shrine of Aristée, or Shrine of Aristée in Olbia de Provence, or Shrine of the Acapte is a place dedicated to the worship of the minor god of Greek mythology Aristée. It consists of a large rock on a flat ground, on the peninsula of Giens, on the town of Hyères, in the Var. It was created by the Greeks at the end of the second century B.C.E.

A few kilometres away, at the beginning of the western Tombolo, in the Almanarre, the remains of Olbia, Greek counter, Massalia settlement. The Shrine of Aristée was part of the unemployment of this counter. To this day (2020) is the only known sanctuary dedicated to this god.