Heraion of Samos
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The Heraion of Samos is an ancient Greek sanctuary and monumental temple complex dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned as one of the most important religious centers of the archaic Aegean world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heraion of Samos canonical | 6 |
| Theodoros of Samos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1556665 — 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: Heraion of Samos Context triple: [Samos, knownFor, Heraion of Samos]
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A.
Heraion of Olympia
Heraion of Olympia is an ancient Greek temple in the sanctuary of Olympia dedicated to the goddess Hera and renowned as one of the earliest monumental Doric temples.
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B.
Phidias
Phidias was a renowned 5th-century BCE Greek sculptor celebrated for his monumental works, including the statue of Zeus at Olympia and major sculptures associated with the Parthenon.
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C.
Apollodorus of Athens
Apollodorus of Athens was a 2nd-century BCE Greek scholar and grammarian known for his influential mythographical and chronological works.
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D.
Polycrates of Samos
Polycrates of Samos was a powerful 6th-century BCE tyrant of the island of Samos, renowned for his naval dominance, cultural patronage, and legendary wealth and good fortune.
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E.
Ictinus
Ictinus was a 5th-century BC Athenian architect renowned as one of the principal designers of the Parthenon and other major Classical Greek temples.
- 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: Heraion of Samos Target entity description: The Heraion of Samos is an ancient Greek sanctuary and monumental temple complex dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned as one of the most important religious centers of the archaic Aegean world.
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A.
Heraion of Olympia
Heraion of Olympia is an ancient Greek temple in the sanctuary of Olympia dedicated to the goddess Hera and renowned as one of the earliest monumental Doric temples.
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B.
Phidias
Phidias was a renowned 5th-century BCE Greek sculptor celebrated for his monumental works, including the statue of Zeus at Olympia and major sculptures associated with the Parthenon.
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C.
Apollodorus of Athens
Apollodorus of Athens was a 2nd-century BCE Greek scholar and grammarian known for his influential mythographical and chronological works.
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D.
Polycrates of Samos
Polycrates of Samos was a powerful 6th-century BCE tyrant of the island of Samos, renowned for his naval dominance, cultural patronage, and legendary wealth and good fortune.
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E.
Ictinus
Ictinus was a 5th-century BC Athenian architect renowned as one of the principal designers of the Parthenon and other major Classical Greek temples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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ancient Greek sanctuary ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Ionic order ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth |
birthplace of Hera
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marriage of Hera and Zeus ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 37.673 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | 26.893 ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culture |
ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| dedicatedTo | Hera ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
German Archaeological Institute
ⓘ
Theodor Wiegand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStartYear | 1910 ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
6th century BCE
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7th century BCE ⓘ |
| function |
pilgrimage center
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religious sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasPart |
great altar of Hera
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processional road ⓘ sacred way ⓘ stoas ⓘ temple platform ⓘ treasuries ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
important religious center of the Aegean world
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monumental temple of Hera ⓘ one of the largest Greek temples of the archaic period ⓘ rich votive offerings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Aegean region
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island of Samos ⓘ
linked to:
Samos
|
| locatedInTimePeriod | Archaic period ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Imbrasos River
ⓘ
Pythagoreion ⓘ
linked to:
Pythagoreion archaeological site
southern coast of Samos ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Hera ⓘ |
| material |
limestone
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marble ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
linked to:
Pythagoreion archaeological site
|
| periodOfUse |
Archaic period
ⓘ
Classical period ⓘ Geometric period ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
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(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 595 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Heraion of Samos Description of subject: The Heraion of Samos is an ancient Greek sanctuary and monumental temple complex dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned as one of the most important religious centers of the archaic Aegean world.
Referenced by (7)
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