Eua, Arcadia, Archaeological site in North Kynouria, Greece

Eua is an archaeological site in North Kynouria where multiple layers of ancient building remain visible, including Roman architectural pieces situated near Loukou Monastery. The remains reveal structures and spaces that were built and rebuilt across different periods.

Eua was one of three Cynurian villages Pausanias visited in the 2nd century, the largest, with a sanctuary of Polemocrates, son of Machaon, honoured as a healing hero. In 1980 excavations near Loukou Monastery, 4 km north of Elliniko, uncovered a 2nd-century AD villa of Herodes Atticus with mosaics, inscriptions and statues. Pausanias never mentions the villa.

Pausanias records that Eva was the largest of three villages he passed after Thyrea, and that it held a sanctuary of Polemocrates, son of Machaon, honoured there as a god or hero of healing. The nearby Loukou Monastery is thought to occupy that sanctuary's site, so the healing cult survived as a Christian place of worship.

The site lies within walking distance of Loukou Monastery, making it easy to visit both historical places together during the same trip. Plan enough time to explore both locations at a comfortable pace.

Pausanias described Eua as the largest of three Cynurian villages and recorded a sanctuary of Polemocrates, son of Machaon, honoured there as a healing god or hero. The 1980 excavations near Loukou Monastery instead revealed a 2nd-century AD villa of Herodes Atticus, with mosaics, inscriptions and statues. Pausanias never mentions the villa, perhaps because he had not visited the area or ignored private monuments of his contemporaries.