Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates, Ancient religious sanctuary in Kourion, Cyprus

The Sanctuary of Apollo Hylates is an ancient religious site in Kourion featuring temple ruins from multiple periods. The grounds contain a temple structure with columns, surrounded by stone walls and foundations of altars and auxiliary buildings.

The sanctuary was built in the Bronze Age and destroyed by an earthquake in 365 BC; many of its ruined buildings were later restored. The Ptolemaic temple dates to the early 3rd century BC. The Roman sanctuary was built in two phases, in the proto-Hellenistic period and in the 1st century AD, and was destroyed by an earthquake in 364–365 AD.

Strabo, in Book XIV of his Geography, records that after Kourion a cape faced Rhodes, and from it those who had touched the altar of Apollo were thrown. An inscription bearing the god's name, from the 5th–4th century BC, survives; it was found at the base of the kneeling boys' statues.

The site is easily walkable and paths between the ruins are clearly marked throughout. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes and bring water, as shade is limited across the grounds.

The geographer Strabo (Geography, Book XIV) records that near Kourion stood a headland from which those who had touched the altar of Apollo were thrown into the sea. The sanctuary lies west of Kourion, facing Rhodes along the western sea route.