Intraurban Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya

The Intraurban Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone was an intraurban sanctuary in ancient Cyrene in Libya, dedicated to Demeter and Persephone.

[1] The sanctuary was located on the north-west edge of the agora.

It was founded in 7th-century BC, and the predecessor of the larger and more monumental Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya, which was founded somewhat later.

Initially, it was a small temple, hypaethral, and consisting of a peribolos wall and two altars.

In the 6th century BC, the temenos of the temple was enlarged until it surrounded an area of about 13×13 metres.