altar of Zeus
E309418
The altar of Zeus is a monumental Hellenistic altar from ancient Pergamon, renowned for its grand architecture and dramatic frieze depicting the Gigantomachy between gods and giants.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Altar of Zeus | 1 |
| altar of Zeus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2907864 — 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: altar of Zeus Context triple: [Pergamon, knownFor, altar of Zeus]
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A.
altar of Hera at Olympia
The altar of Hera at Olympia was an ancient Greek sacrificial site within the sanctuary of Olympia, dedicated to the goddess Hera and used for important religious rituals and offerings.
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B.
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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sanctuary of Zeus
The sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia was an ancient Greek religious complex famed as the spiritual center of the Olympic Games and home to the colossal Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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D.
omphalos of Delphi
The omphalos of Delphi is an ancient carved stone artifact that symbolized the mythological center or "navel" of the world in the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi in Greece.
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E.
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.
- 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: altar of Zeus Target entity description: The altar of Zeus is a monumental Hellenistic altar from ancient Pergamon, renowned for its grand architecture and dramatic frieze depicting the Gigantomachy between gods and giants.
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A.
altar of Hera at Olympia
The altar of Hera at Olympia was an ancient Greek sacrificial site within the sanctuary of Olympia, dedicated to the goddess Hera and used for important religious rituals and offerings.
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B.
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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C.
sanctuary of Zeus
The sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia was an ancient Greek religious complex famed as the spiritual center of the Olympic Games and home to the colossal Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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D.
omphalos of Delphi
The omphalos of Delphi is an ancient carved stone artifact that symbolized the mythological center or "navel" of the world in the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi in Greece.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic monument
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ancient Greek altar ⓘ architectural structure ⓘ |
| approximateFriezeLength | over 100 meters ⓘ |
| artStyle | Hellenistic sculpture ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Athena
ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Attalid dynasty ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| builtToCommemorate | military victories of Pergamon ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Eumenes II of Pergamon
ⓘ
linked to:
Eumenes II
|
| constructionStartCentury | 2nd century BC ⓘ |
| countryOfCurrentMainRemains | Germany ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic Greek ⓘ |
| currentMainRemainsLocation |
Pergamon Museum, Berlin
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linked to:
Pergamon Museum
|
| dedicatedTo | Zeus ⓘ |
| depicts |
Gigantomachy
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battle between gods and giants ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Carl Humann ⓘ |
| featuresFrieze | Gigantomachy frieze ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
broad stairway
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colonnaded courtyard ⓘ continuous sculpted frieze ⓘ high podium ⓘ |
| hasReconstruction | museum reconstruction in Pergamon Museum, Berlin ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape" ⓘ |
| influenced | 19th-century reconstructions of classical architecture ⓘ |
| influencedBy | classical Greek temple architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pergamon ⓘ |
| locatedInAncientRegion | Mysia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Bergama, Turkey
ⓘ
linked to:
Bergama
|
| majorExcavationsStartYear | 1878 ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large sculpted friezes
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monumental architecture ⓘ |
| originalLocation | acropolis of Pergamon ⓘ |
| partOfCollection |
Pergamon Museum collection
ⓘ
linked to:
Pergamon Museum
|
| politicalContext | Kingdom of Pergamon ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | religious altar ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of Pergamene school of sculpture
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masterpiece of Hellenistic art ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
archaeological research
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art historical studies ⓘ |
| transportedTo | Berlin ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCountry | Turkey ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: altar of Zeus Description of subject: The altar of Zeus is a monumental Hellenistic altar from ancient Pergamon, renowned for its grand architecture and dramatic frieze depicting the Gigantomachy between gods and giants.
Referenced by (2)
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