Square of the Philakes

As an extension of the agora, behind the temple of Ephara and from its rear access, the square of the protector gods is organized as the center of much of the worship of the city. Here are the temples of Ephara Poliukos, Iroas Kidemonas and Karametra Mitera. In its center, the fountain of the Banquet of Gods serves to honor the pantheon with offerings. Among the fountain (always frequented by people chatting or carrying amphorae of water), a huge column raises to the heights as a sculpture of Ephara, in which the divinity is represented with a shield with her effigy instead of the scrolls she usually carries.