Temple of Hera at Olympia
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The Temple of Hera at Olympia is an ancient Greek Doric temple dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned as one of the oldest monumental structures in the sanctuary of Olympia and a key site in the history of Greek architecture and religion.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Temple of Hera at Olympia canonical | 23 |
| Heraion at Olympia | 1 |
| Temple of Hera in Olympia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T118962 — 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: Temple of Hera at Olympia Context triple: [Archaeological site of Olympia, hasPart, Temple of Hera at Olympia]
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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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B.
the Temple of Athena Nike
The Temple of Athena Nike is a small, elegant Ionic temple on the Acropolis of Athens dedicated to the goddess Athena as bringer of victory, renowned for its harmonious proportions and sculpted friezes.
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Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
The Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae is a remarkably well-preserved 5th-century BC Greek temple in the Peloponnese, celebrated for its innovative blend of Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian architectural styles.
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D.
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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Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo at Delphi was the central sanctuary of the Delphic oracle in ancient Greece, renowned as a major religious and cultural center dedicated to the god Apollo.
- 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: Temple of Hera at Olympia Target entity description: The Temple of Hera at Olympia is an ancient Greek Doric temple dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned as one of the oldest monumental structures in the sanctuary of Olympia and a key site in the history of Greek architecture and religion.
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A.
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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B.
the Temple of Athena Nike
The Temple of Athena Nike is a small, elegant Ionic temple on the Acropolis of Athens dedicated to the goddess Athena as bringer of victory, renowned for its harmonious proportions and sculpted friezes.
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C.
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
The Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae is a remarkably well-preserved 5th-century BC Greek temple in the Peloponnese, celebrated for its innovative blend of Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian architectural styles.
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D.
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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E.
Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo at Delphi was the central sanctuary of the Delphic oracle in ancient Greece, renowned as a major religious and cultural center dedicated to the god Apollo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Doric temple
ⓘ
ancient Greek temple ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Heraion of Olympia ⓘ |
| altarsAssociated | altar of Hera at Olympia ⓘ |
| ancientRegion | Elis ⓘ |
| approximateConstructionDate | circa 600 BC ⓘ |
| architecturalSignificance | transition from wooden to stone construction in Greek temples ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Hera
ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ |
| columnArrangement | 6 by 16 columns ⓘ |
| contains |
cella (naos)
ⓘ
opisthodomos ⓘ pronaos ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Hera ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | German Archaeological Institute ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1870s ⓘ |
| function |
cult center of Hera
ⓘ
religious sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalOrder | Doric order ⓘ |
| hasColonnade | peristyle of Doric columns ⓘ |
| hasGreekName | Ἥραιον Ὀλυμπίας ⓘ |
| hasPlanType | rectangular ground plan ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Olympia ⓘ |
| locatedInSanctuary |
Sanctuary of Olympia
ⓘ
linked to:
sanctuary of Olympia
|
| material |
limestone
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stone ⓘ wood (original superstructure) ⓘ |
| near | Temple of Zeus at Olympia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the oldest Doric temples
ⓘ
early example of monumental Greek architecture ⓘ role in history of Greek religion ⓘ |
| oneOfOldestMonumentsIn |
Sanctuary of Olympia
ⓘ
linked to:
sanctuary of Olympia
|
| order | Doric ⓘ |
| partOf |
Olympia archaeological site
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site: Archaeological Site of Olympia ⓘ
linked to:
Archaeological site of Olympia
|
| period | Archaic Greece ⓘ |
| region | Peloponnese ⓘ |
| roofType | pitched roof ⓘ |
| style | peripteral temple ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1989 ⓘ |
| usedDuring | ancient Olympic Games period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
religious festivals
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worship of Hera ⓘ
linked to:
Hera
worship of Zeus ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Temple of Hera at Olympia Description of subject: The Temple of Hera at Olympia is an ancient Greek Doric temple dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned as one of the oldest monumental structures in the sanctuary of Olympia and a key site in the history of Greek architecture and religion.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
sanctuary of Olympia
linked to: Temple of Hera at Olympia
subject linked to:
sanctuary of Zeus
linked to: Temple of Hera at Olympia
subject linked to:
Elis in the Peloponnese