sanctuary of Isis
E424641
The sanctuary of Isis at Dion is an ancient religious complex in northern Greece dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis, reflecting the spread of her cult into the Hellenistic world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sanctuary of Isis canonical | 2 |
| sanctuary of Isis at Dion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4241367 — 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 Isis Context triple: [Dion, hasFeature, sanctuary of Isis]
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A.
Temple of Isis
The Temple of Isis is an ancient Roman sanctuary in Pompeii dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis, notable for its well-preserved frescoes and evidence of religious syncretism.
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B.
Temple of Hathor
The Temple of Hathor is a remarkably well-preserved ancient Egyptian temple at Dendera, famed for its rich reliefs, astronomical ceiling, and association with the goddess of love, music, and joy.
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C.
Temple of Hathor
The Temple of Hathor is an ancient Egyptian sanctuary on the island of Philae dedicated to the goddess Hathor, renowned for its well-preserved reliefs and Ptolemaic-Roman period architecture.
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D.
Temple of Isis at Behbeit el-Hagar
The Temple of Isis at Behbeit el-Hagar is an ancient Egyptian temple, largely built of granite, dedicated to the goddess Isis and serving as one of the major cult centers for her worship in the Nile Delta.
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E.
Birth House of Isis
The Birth House of Isis is a small temple structure on the island of Philae in Egypt, dedicated to the mythological birthplace and divine motherhood of the goddess Isis.
- 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 Isis Target entity description: The sanctuary of Isis at Dion is an ancient religious complex in northern Greece dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis, reflecting the spread of her cult into the Hellenistic world.
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A.
Temple of Isis
The Temple of Isis is an ancient Roman sanctuary in Pompeii dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis, notable for its well-preserved frescoes and evidence of religious syncretism.
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B.
Temple of Hathor
The Temple of Hathor is an ancient Egyptian sanctuary on the island of Philae dedicated to the goddess Hathor, renowned for its well-preserved reliefs and Ptolemaic-Roman period architecture.
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C.
Temple of Hathor
The Temple of Hathor is a remarkably well-preserved ancient Egyptian temple at Dendera, famed for its rich reliefs, astronomical ceiling, and association with the goddess of love, music, and joy.
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D.
Temple of Isis at Behbeit el-Hagar
The Temple of Isis at Behbeit el-Hagar is an ancient Egyptian temple, largely built of granite, dedicated to the goddess Isis and serving as one of the major cult centers for her worship in the Nile Delta.
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E.
Birth House of Isis
The Birth House of Isis is a small temple structure on the island of Philae in Egypt, dedicated to the mythological birthplace and divine motherhood of the goddess Isis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient religious complex
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Anubis
ⓘ
Aphrodite-Isis ⓘ
linked to:
Isis
Isis ⓘ Sarapis ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Mediterranean mystery cults ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Isis ⓘ |
| era |
Hellenistic Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Hellenistic period
Roman Greece ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Greek archaeologists ⓘ |
| feature |
altars
ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ inscription bases ⓘ ritual basins ⓘ statues of Isis ⓘ temple structures ⓘ water channels ⓘ |
| function |
cult center of Isis
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
architectural foundations
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ sculptural fragments ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfWorship |
mystery cult practices
ⓘ
votive offerings ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected archaeological site of Greece ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dion
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Macedonia ⓘ
linked to:
Macedonia (Greece)
Pieria ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mount Olympus ⓘ |
| near |
Sanctuary of Zeus Olympios at Dion
ⓘ
linked to:
Archaeological Park of Dion
Vaphyras River ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Archaeological Park of Dion
ⓘ
ancient city of Dion ⓘ |
| reflects |
religious syncretism between Greek and Egyptian deities
ⓘ
spread of the cult of Isis into the Hellenistic world ⓘ |
| religion |
Greco-Egyptian cult of Isis
ⓘ
linked to:
cult of Isis
ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| timeOfConstruction | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| tourism | cultural tourism attraction ⓘ |
| usedUntil | late Roman period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: sanctuary of Isis Description of subject: The sanctuary of Isis at Dion is an ancient religious complex in northern Greece dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis, reflecting the spread of her cult into the Hellenistic world.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: sanctuary of Isis