Sanctuary of Aphrodite
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The Sanctuary of Aphrodite was an ancient religious site in Naxos, Sicily, dedicated to the worship of the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aphrodite’s altar | 1 |
| Sanctuary of Aphrodite canonical | 1 |
| sanctuary of Aphrodite on Mount Eryx | 1 |
| ἱερὸν Ἀφροδίτης (approximate) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2581856 — 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 Aphrodite Context triple: [Naxos (Sicily), hadSanctuary, Sanctuary of Aphrodite]
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A.
Sanctuary of Aphrodite
The Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Locri Epizephyrii was an important ancient Greek religious center in southern Italy dedicated to the worship of the goddess of love and beauty, renowned for its rich votive offerings and distinctive cult practices.
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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.
Sanctuary of Zeus
The Sanctuary of Zeus at Locri Epizephyrii was an ancient Greek religious site in southern Italy dedicated to the worship of Zeus, reflecting the city’s cultural and spiritual life.
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D.
Temple of Hera
The Temple of Hera on the island of Samos is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned for its monumental architecture and significance in classical religion and art.
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Temple of Hera
The Temple of Hera is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, located at the archaeological site of Metapontum in southern Italy.
- 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 Aphrodite Target entity description: The Sanctuary of Aphrodite was an ancient religious site in Naxos, Sicily, dedicated to the worship of the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
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A.
Sanctuary of Aphrodite
The Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Locri Epizephyrii was an important ancient Greek religious center in southern Italy dedicated to the worship of the goddess of love and beauty, renowned for its rich votive offerings and distinctive cult practices.
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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.
Sanctuary of Zeus
The Sanctuary of Zeus at Locri Epizephyrii was an ancient Greek religious site in southern Italy dedicated to the worship of Zeus, reflecting the city’s cultural and spiritual life.
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D.
Temple of Hera
The Temple of Hera on the island of Samos is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned for its monumental architecture and significance in classical religion and art.
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E.
Temple of Hera
The Temple of Hera is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, located at the archaeological site of Metapontum in southern Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient religious site
ⓘ
sanctuary ⓘ |
| associatedDeityType | Olympian goddess ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek culture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Aphrodite
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Greek goddess of beauty ⓘ Greek goddess of love ⓘ |
| function | place of worship ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Ancient Greek sanctuaries
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Aphrodite sanctuaries ⓘ Temples and sanctuaries in Sicily ⓘ |
| hasNameInGreek |
ἱερὸν Ἀφροδίτης (approximate)
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linked to:
Sanctuary of Aphrodite
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| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Naxos, Sicily ⓘ
linked to:
Naxos (Sicily)
Sicily ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Aphrodite ⓘ |
| period | ancient period ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| usedFor |
prayers to Aphrodite
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religious rituals ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| worshipType | Aphrodite cult ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sanctuary of Aphrodite Description of subject: The Sanctuary of Aphrodite was an ancient religious site in Naxos, Sicily, dedicated to the worship of the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sanctuary of Aphrodite
linked to: Sanctuary of Aphrodite
linked to: Sanctuary of Aphrodite
linked to: Sanctuary of Aphrodite