Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea
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The Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea was an important ancient Greek religious and athletic center in the Peloponnese, renowned as the site of one of the four Panhellenic games.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea canonical | 2 |
| Temple of Zeus at Nemea | 2 |
| Nemea archaeological site | 1 |
| Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea Nemean Games site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T924904 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea Context triple: [Nemean Games, location, Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea]
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A.
Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia
The Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia is an ancient religious complex at Delphi in Greece, famed for its iconic circular tholos and its role as a monumental gateway to the main Delphic sanctuary.
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B.
Sanctuary of Apollo
The Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene is an important ancient Greek religious complex in modern-day Libya, dedicated to the god Apollo and central to the civic and spiritual life of the classical city.
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Gymnasium of Delphi
The Gymnasium of Delphi is an ancient Greek athletic and training complex located below the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, where athletes prepared for competitions associated with the famous oracle and Panhellenic games.
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D.
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was a monumental Doric sanctuary in ancient Greece, famed for housing the colossal chryselephantine Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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E.
sanctuary of Dodona
The sanctuary of Dodona was an ancient Greek religious site in Epirus famed for its oracle of Zeus, where priests and priestesses interpreted the rustling of sacred oak leaves as divine messages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea Target entity description: The Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea was an important ancient Greek religious and athletic center in the Peloponnese, renowned as the site of one of the four Panhellenic games.
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A.
Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia
The Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia is an ancient religious complex at Delphi in Greece, famed for its iconic circular tholos and its role as a monumental gateway to the main Delphic sanctuary.
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B.
Sanctuary of Apollo
The Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene is an important ancient Greek religious complex in modern-day Libya, dedicated to the god Apollo and central to the civic and spiritual life of the classical city.
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C.
Gymnasium of Delphi
The Gymnasium of Delphi is an ancient Greek athletic and training complex located below the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, where athletes prepared for competitions associated with the famous oracle and Panhellenic games.
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D.
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was a monumental Doric sanctuary in ancient Greece, famed for housing the colossal chryselephantine Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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E.
sanctuary of Dodona
The sanctuary of Dodona was an ancient Greek religious site in Epirus famed for its oracle of Zeus, where priests and priestesses interpreted the rustling of sacred oak leaves as divine messages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek sanctuary
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalOrder | Doric (Temple of Zeus) ⓘ |
| associatedMyth |
Heracles and the Nemean lion
ⓘ
linked to:
Heracles cycle
Opheltes (Archemorus) ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Isthmian Games
ⓘ
Olympic Games ⓘ Pythian Games ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| currentUse | archaeological park ⓘ |
| declineIn | Roman period ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Zeus ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| excavationsBegin | 1970s ⓘ |
| gamesHeldEvery | two years ⓘ |
| gamesType |
Panhellenic games
ⓘ
linked to:
Panhellenic Games
crown games ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Archaeological Museum of Nemea ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Hellenistic stadium tunnel
ⓘ
Temple of Zeus ⓘ altar of Zeus ⓘ bath building ⓘ hero shrine of Opheltes ⓘ oikoi (treasuries) ⓘ stadium ⓘ xenon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Nemean Games
ⓘ
Temple of Zeus at Nemea ⓘ
linked to:
Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea
ancient stadium ⓘ athletic competitions ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Argolis
ⓘ
Nemea ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| mainPeriodOfFlourishing |
Classical period
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| nearModernSettlement | modern Nemea ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Panhellenic games cycle
ⓘ
linked to:
Panhellenic Games
Panhellenic sanctuaries ⓘ
linked to:
Panhellenic sanctuary network
|
| prize | wild celery wreath ⓘ |
| region | Peloponnese ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | on tentative lists and cultural heritage registers (not a World Heritage Site as of 2024) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
athletic games
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religious rituals ⓘ sacrifices to Zeus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea Description of subject: The Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea was an important ancient Greek religious and athletic center in the Peloponnese, renowned as the site of one of the four Panhellenic games.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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