Talk:Peribolos

Temenos
Just to clarify, the peribolos and temenos are different terms. There are sources that describe sanctuaries that include both a peribolos and a temenos. The sanctuary of Malophoros, for instance, had a peribolos - a bigger area that housed a small temenos in one of its corners. A peribolos is also described as a surrounding area or fence while a temenos was a precinct - one of the two aspects of a sanctuary (the other being hieron). This perhaps means that a peribolos may be referred to as a temenos wall if it encloses a temenos. Darwin Naz (talk) 00:13, 29 August 2020 (UTC)