Why is this temple dedicated to both deities? I can't find a connection between them in either myth or theme.
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2Some nervous Greeks were covering all their bases? – Lauren-Clear-Monica-Ipsum Mar 2 '16 at 18:26
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I don't have any sources, but straight off the bat I can tell you that it has to do with the tides. That is basically the only connection between the moon and water. – bleh Mar 2 '16 at 22:06
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But there are no perceptible tides in the eastern Mediterranean. – Peter Mar 3 '16 at 18:46
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1A different hypothesis: a poorer Greek polis might dedicate a temple to both its patron deity and to a second god (unrelated in 'myth and theme'). Smaller communities obviously didn't have the resources to build separate temples for all the pantheon. – Peter Mar 3 '16 at 18:53