Temple of Heliod
Heliod Aigletes:
Culminating the Sacred Way, stands the majestic temple of Heliod decorated with marble and gold. The magnificence of the temple overwhelms the pilgrims. With a pediment decorated with images of the enthroned god and the radiant sun at his back, the image of Heliod as light covering the fields with his glory manages to instill the desired effect of humility on visitors. A golden domed tower rises above the temple. The very roof tiles of the temple are made of bright and shining gold. Soaring columns decorated with capitals of marble and gold rise up into the complex. A white floor that appears to be of one piece houses the main hall of the temple. With walls decorated with images of champions of the god in reliefs of the finest workmanship, the solid gold image of the god presides over the room under the colonnaded dome, illuminated by daylight. The sculpture rises up to 10 meters on a pedestal decorated with reliefs on the pilgrimage of Solsemon. In the hand of the god, a representation of Khrusor made of crystal channels and maintains the same light, illuminating the entire room. Dozens of offerings of all kinds are displayed at the foot of the sculpture. Twelve priests led by Clisthenes the pure, serve in the temple officiating the rites at sunrise and sunset with lofty chants of glory. The pilgrimage to Mount Kure traditionally begins at this temple, after performing the purification rites required by the priests of Heliod.