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The present study is a discussion of the known types of lamps and their function(s) at the Sanctuary of Parthenos, represented by thirty-three select characteristic and diagnostic examples, followed by an overview of the local production, trade relations, and influences from other centres. The Catalogue is divided into three sections, wheel-made lamps, mould-made, and candlesticks. The first two are further subdivided into different categories according to types represented in the temenos. The chronology of the lamps from the Sanctuary of Parthenos spans the Archaic to the Late Roman periods. Based on the taxonomized fragments, it appears that the largest group of lamps dates to the Archaic period. This is in contrast to the tendency observed in most Greek sanctuaries, where there is usually a significant increase of lamps starting in the Late Archaic period that gradually peaks in the Roman era.