Crete (Eleutherna)

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Crete (Eleutherna) is an ancient Cretan city and archaeological site known for its rich funerary finds and religious artifacts, including Orphic gold tablets.

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Crete (Eleutherna) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
settlement ⓘ
associatedWith Orphism ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
culture Cretan ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalEvidenceFromPeriod Archaic period ⓘ
Classical period ⓘ
Early Byzantine period ⓘ
Geometric period ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
hasArtifactType gold tablets ⓘ
grave goods ⓘ
inscribed lamellae ⓘ
votive offerings ⓘ
hasEvidenceOf cremation burials ⓘ
elite burials ⓘ
inhumation burials ⓘ
long-term occupation ⓘ
religious practices related to the afterlife ⓘ
hasNameVariant Eleftherna ⓘ
Eleutherna ⓘ
hasSiteType cemetery ⓘ
sanctuary area ⓘ
urban settlement ⓘ
heritageStatus important archaeological heritage site in Crete ⓘ
isSubjectOf archaeological research ⓘ
studies on Orphic texts ⓘ
knownFor Archaic period burials ⓘ
Hellenistic period remains ⓘ
Orphic gold tablets ⓘ
Roman period remains ⓘ
necropolis excavations ⓘ
religious artifacts ⓘ
rich funerary finds ⓘ
locatedIn Crete ⓘ
Greece ⓘ
locatedOn island of Crete ⓘ
linked to: Crete
partOf ancient Crete ⓘ
religiousTradition Greek religion ⓘ
significance important source for study of Cretan funerary customs ⓘ
important source for study of Greek mystery cults ⓘ

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Orphic gold tablets → foundIn → Crete (Eleutherna) ⓘ