Der Südbau im Heraion von Samos - Das Odeion des Heiligtums?

Abstract

The archaic Sanctuary of Hera on Samos was characterized by four major structures: the Dipteros, the altar, and the North and South Buildings. Buschor initially reconstructed the South Building as a peripteral building with two aisles and interpreted it as an odeion due to the absence of front columns. Later, he proposed a double temple for Hermes and Aphrodite with a surrounding colonnade. New architectural studies revealed that the outer foundation walls were arranged in a u-shaped stylobate. Inside, three longitudinal foundation walls and one along the rear wall, each with supports, were identified. The hall with four aisles was open toward the east and comprised a projecting foundation for a podium. Walls, likely made of mudbrick and wooden pillars, supported a roof with a gable at the front and a hipped roof at the rear. This building was probably the odeion mentioned in a treasury inscription, which marked the southern boundary of the core sanctuary. By Roman times, the monumental structure had already been destroyed and the foundation walls were reused for a single-aisled hall.