sanctuary of Apollo
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The sanctuary of Apollo at Sicyon was an important ancient Greek religious center dedicated to the worship of Apollo, featuring temples, cult statues, and associated ritual spaces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| sanctuary of Apollo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4110153 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: sanctuary of Apollo Context triple: [Sicyon, religiousSite, sanctuary of Apollo]
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sanctuary of Apollo
The sanctuary of Apollo at Metapontum was an important ancient Greek religious complex dedicated to the god Apollo, serving as a major cult and ceremonial center in the city.
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B.
sanctuary of Apollo
The sanctuary of Apollo at Pherae was an important ancient Greek religious site dedicated to the god Apollo, known for its local cult and oracular traditions in Thessaly.
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C.
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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D.
oracular sanctuary of Apollo
The oracular sanctuary of Apollo at Claros was an ancient Greek religious site in Ionia renowned for its prophetic oracle, where priests delivered Apollo’s divinations to pilgrims and city-states.
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Sanctuary of Apollo Thermios
The Sanctuary of Apollo Thermios was the principal religious and political center of ancient Aetolia, renowned for its temple to Apollo and its role in regional cult and federation gatherings.
- 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 Apollo Target entity description: The sanctuary of Apollo at Sicyon was an important ancient Greek religious center dedicated to the worship of Apollo, featuring temples, cult statues, and associated ritual spaces.
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A.
sanctuary of Apollo
The sanctuary of Apollo at Metapontum was an important ancient Greek religious complex dedicated to the god Apollo, serving as a major cult and ceremonial center in the city.
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B.
sanctuary of Apollo
The sanctuary of Apollo at Pherae was an important ancient Greek religious site dedicated to the god Apollo, known for its local cult and oracular traditions in Thessaly.
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C.
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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D.
oracular sanctuary of Apollo
The oracular sanctuary of Apollo at Claros was an ancient Greek religious site in Ionia renowned for its prophetic oracle, where priests delivered Apollo’s divinations to pilgrims and city-states.
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E.
Sanctuary of Apollo Thermios
The Sanctuary of Apollo Thermios was the principal religious and political center of ancient Aetolia, renowned for its temple to Apollo and its role in regional cult and federation gatherings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek sanctuary
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religious center ⓘ |
| associatedCult | Apollo cult at Sicyon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sicyonian polis
ⓘ
linked to:
Sikyon
|
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
Classical Greece
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Apollo ⓘ |
| dedication | Apollo as a major civic deity of Sicyon ⓘ |
| function |
cult center
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| hasAccess | processional routes ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
architectural remains
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sculptural fragments ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
altars
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cult statues ⓘ ritual spaces ⓘ sacred precinct ⓘ |
| hasTemple | Temple of Apollo at Sicyon ⓘ |
| hasType | urban sanctuary ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | archaeological site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Peloponnese
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Sicyon ⓘ ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| partOf | religious topography of Sicyon ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| usedFor |
festivals in honor of Apollo
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public religious ceremonies ⓘ sacrificial rituals ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity | Apollo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: sanctuary of Apollo Description of subject: The sanctuary of Apollo at Sicyon was an important ancient Greek religious center dedicated to the worship of Apollo, featuring temples, cult statues, and associated ritual spaces.
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