Kallichoron Well

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Kallichoron Well is an ancient sacred well at Eleusis in Greece, closely associated with the Eleusinian Mysteries and the myth of Demeter’s search for Persephone.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kallichoron Well canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient sacred well ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
archaeologicalStatus excavated site ⓘ
associatedWith Demeter ⓘ
Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ
Persephone ⓘ
associatedWithMyth Demeter’s search for Persephone ⓘ
connectedTo Telesterion at Eleusis ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
culture Ancient Greek ⓘ
dedicatedTo Demeter ⓘ
Persephone ⓘ
featureType well ⓘ
hasGreekName Καλλίχορον φρέαρ ⓘ
heritageContext Eleusis archaeological site complex ⓘ
linkedRitual mourning rites for Persephone ⓘ
processions of the Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ
locatedIn Eleusis ⓘ
locatedInCountry Greece ⓘ
mentionedIn Homeric Hymn to Demeter ⓘ
linked to: Hymn to Demeter
modernUse tourist attraction at Eleusis ⓘ
mythologicalEvent place where Demeter rested during her search for Persephone ⓘ
nameMeaning well of fair dances ⓘ
near modern town of Elefsina ⓘ
partOf Sanctuary of Demeter at Eleusis ⓘ
region Attica ⓘ
religiousFunction cult place in the Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ
religiousSignificance sacred to Demeter ⓘ
site of ritual activity ⓘ
sacredStatus holy well in Greek religion ⓘ
timePeriod Classical antiquity ⓘ
visitedFor religious pilgrimage in antiquity ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eleusis → hasStructure → Kallichoron Well ⓘ
Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore → contains → Kallichoron Well ⓘ