English: "THE CITADEL OF MYCENAE Mycenae, built between two hills, Profitis Ilias and Sara, dominates the plain of Argos. According to myth, Mycenae was founded by Perseus, son of Zeus and Danae. In order to build the citadel, Perseus employed the Cyclopes, mythical beings from Asia, after whom the fortification walls were dubbed cyclopean. Mycenae is linked in tradition with the dynasty of the Atreides, Agamemnon, Commander-in-Chief of the Trojan Campaign, Clytemnestra, Iphigeneia, Orestes and Aegisthus, heroes, whose names are immortalized by the Homeric epics, the tragic poets and global literature and art. The citadel of Mycenae is the most typical and impressive creation of Mycenaean architecture. It served as the seat of the administration of the realm and of its various activities, while the subjects dwell outside the walls, in small settlements. The strong and solid ramparts were built in three different phases (1350 B.C., 1250 B.C., and 1225 B.C.). The fortified area was almost triangular in shape and occupied a surface of 30,000 sq. m." Text: Information label near the entrance of the Lion Gate,