cult of Hera
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The cult of Hera was an ancient Greek religious tradition centered on the worship of the goddess Hera, especially prominent at sanctuaries such as the Heraion of Olympia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| cult of Hera canonical | 2 |
| Heraic cult | 1 |
| Panhellenic Hera cult | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5283176 — 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: cult of Hera Context triple: [Ἥραιον Ὀλυμπίας, usedFor, cult of Hera]
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A.
cult of Zeus
The cult of Zeus at Locri Epizephyrii was a local religious worship of the chief Olympian god, reflecting the city’s Greek heritage and devotion through rituals, offerings, and sanctuaries dedicated to Zeus.
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B.
cult of Min
The cult of Min was an ancient Egyptian religious tradition devoted to the god Min, a deity associated primarily with fertility, male sexuality, and agricultural abundance.
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C.
Bona Dea
Bona Dea is an ancient Roman goddess associated with fertility, healing, and women’s mysteries, worshipped in secret female-only rites.
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D.
cult of Aphrodite
The cult of Aphrodite at Locri Epizephyrii was a prominent ancient Greek religious worship centered on the goddess of love and beauty, noted for its distinctive local rituals and sanctuaries in the Magna Graecia region of southern Italy.
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E.
Cybele
Cybele is an ancient Anatolian mother goddess later adopted into Greek and Roman religion, revered as a powerful protector of nature, fertility, and wild places.
- 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: cult of Hera Target entity description: The cult of Hera was an ancient Greek religious tradition centered on the worship of the goddess Hera, especially prominent at sanctuaries such as the Heraion of Olympia.
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A.
cult of Zeus
The cult of Zeus at Locri Epizephyrii was a local religious worship of the chief Olympian god, reflecting the city’s Greek heritage and devotion through rituals, offerings, and sanctuaries dedicated to Zeus.
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B.
cult of Min
The cult of Min was an ancient Egyptian religious tradition devoted to the god Min, a deity associated primarily with fertility, male sexuality, and agricultural abundance.
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C.
Bona Dea
Bona Dea is an ancient Roman goddess associated with fertility, healing, and women’s mysteries, worshipped in secret female-only rites.
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D.
cult of Aphrodite
The cult of Aphrodite at Locri Epizephyrii was a prominent ancient Greek religious worship centered on the goddess of love and beauty, noted for its distinctive local rituals and sanctuaries in the Magna Graecia region of southern Italy.
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E.
Cybele
Cybele is an ancient Anatolian mother goddess later adopted into Greek and Roman religion, revered as a powerful protector of nature, fertility, and wild places.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (75)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Heraic cult
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ancient Greek religious cult ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
cult statues
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inscribed dedications ⓘ temple ruins at Heraion of Argos ⓘ temple ruins at Heraion of Olympia ⓘ temple ruins at Heraion of Samos ⓘ votive figurines ⓘ |
| associatedDomain |
city protection
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legitimate birth ⓘ marriage ⓘ queenship ⓘ women ⓘ |
| associatedRitualGroup |
city magistrates
ⓘ
married women ⓘ young unmarried women ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Olympian pantheon
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linked to:
Olympian gods
|
| centerOfWorship |
Argos
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Croton ⓘ Magna Graecia ⓘ Olympia ⓘ Samos ⓘ |
| continuity | persisted into Roman period ⓘ |
| cultAspect |
Hera Akraia
ⓘ
Hera Argeia ⓘ
linked to:
Hera
Hera Basileia ⓘ
linked to:
Hera
Hera Limenia ⓘ Hera Pais ⓘ Hera Parthenos ⓘ Hera Samia ⓘ Hera Teleia ⓘ
linked to:
Hera
|
| cultSymbol |
crown
ⓘ
peacock ⓘ pomegranate ⓘ scepter ⓘ |
| cultTitle |
protectress of marriage
ⓘ
queen of the gods ⓘ |
| festival |
Heraia at Argos
ⓘ
Heraia at Olympia ⓘ Tonaia on Samos ⓘ wedding-related rites ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
Aegean islands
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Asia Minor ⓘ Sicily ⓘ Southern Italy ⓘ mainland Greece ⓘ |
| linkedMyth |
Argive Hera myths
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Samian Hera myths ⓘ judgment of Paris ⓘ marriage of Zeus and Hera ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Hera ⓘ |
| majorSanctuary |
Heraion of Argos
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Heraion of Foce del Sele ⓘ Heraion of Olympia ⓘ Heraion of Paestum ⓘ Heraion of Perachora ⓘ Heraion of Samos ⓘ |
| mentionedInSource |
Herodotus
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Homer ⓘ Homeric Hymns ⓘ Pausanias ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
animal sacrifice
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athletic contests ⓘ choral dances ⓘ processions ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| romanEquivalent | cult of Juno ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
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Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman Imperial period ⓘ
linked to:
Early Roman Empire
|
| worshipType |
civic cult
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household cult ⓘ state cult ⓘ |
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Subject: cult of Hera Description of subject: The cult of Hera was an ancient Greek religious tradition centered on the worship of the goddess Hera, especially prominent at sanctuaries such as the Heraion of Olympia.
Referenced by (4)
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