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 17
Theodoros of Samos 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
ancient Greek sanctuary ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
architecturalStyle Ionic order ⓘ
associatedWithMyth birthplace of Hera ⓘ
marriage of Hera and Zeus ⓘ
coordinateLatitude 37.673 ⓘ
coordinateLongitude 26.893 ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
culture ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
dedicatedTo Hera ⓘ
excavatedBy German Archaeological Institute ⓘ
Theodor Wiegand NERFINISHED ⓘ
excavationStartYear 1910 ⓘ
flourishedInCentury 6th century BCE ⓘ
7th century BCE ⓘ
function pilgrimage center ⓘ
religious sanctuary ⓘ
hasPart great altar of Hera ⓘ
processional road ⓘ
sacred way ⓘ
stoas ⓘ
temple platform ⓘ
treasuries ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
knownFor important religious center of the Aegean world ⓘ
monumental temple of Hera ⓘ
one of the largest Greek temples of the archaic period ⓘ
rich votive offerings ⓘ
locatedIn North Aegean region ⓘ
island of Samos ⓘ
linked to: Samos
locatedInTimePeriod Archaic period ⓘ
locatedNear Imbrasos River ⓘ
Pythagoreion ⓘ
southern coast of Samos ⓘ
mainDeity Hera ⓘ
material limestone ⓘ
marble ⓘ
partOf Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
periodOfUse Archaic period ⓘ
Classical period ⓘ
Geometric period ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
religion ancient Greek religion ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 1992 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 595 ⓘ

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Referenced by (18)

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

Samos → knownFor → Heraion of Samos ⓘ
Pythagoreio → heritageSiteWith → Heraion of Samos ⓘ
Temple of Hera (Samos) → locatedIn → Heraion of Samos ⓘ
subject linked to: Temple of Hera
Temple of Hera (Samos) → associatedWith → Theodoros of Samos ⓘ
subject linked to: Temple of Hera
linked to: Heraion of Samos
Samians → centerOfCult → Heraion of Samos ⓘ
Samians → built → Heraion of Samos ⓘ
cult of Hera → majorSanctuary → Heraion of Samos ⓘ
Sanctuary of Hera at Samos → alsoKnownAs → Heraion of Samos ⓘ
Colossal Kouros of Samos → foundIn → Heraion of Samos ⓘ
subject linked to: archaeological museum of Samos
Archaeological Museum of Samos → exhibitsFrom → Heraion of Samos ⓘ
subject linked to: archaeological museum of Samos
Tigani → locatedNear → Heraion of Samos ⓘ
Rhoikos → notableWork → Heraion of Samos ⓘ
Great Altar of Hera → locatedIn → Heraion of Samos ⓘ
subject linked to: great altar of Hera
Great Altar of Hera → archaeologicalSite → Heraion of Samos ⓘ
subject linked to: great altar of Hera
Imbrasos River → flowsNear → Heraion of Samos ⓘ