Temple of Hera
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The Temple of Hera is an ancient Greek sanctuary at Olympia dedicated to the goddess Hera and renowned as one of the oldest monumental temples in Greece.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Hera canonical | 1 |
| sanctuary of Hera | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5301432 — 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: Temple of Hera Context triple: [Olympia archaeological site, hasPart, Temple of Hera]
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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.
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Temple of Hera
The Temple of Hera is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, located at the archaeological site of Metapontum in southern Italy.
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Temple of Athena
The Temple of Athena is an ancient Greek sanctuary in Metapontum, southern Italy, dedicated to the goddess Athena and notable for its classical Doric architecture.
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Temple of Athena
The Temple of Athena in Pergamon was an important ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Athena, renowned for its prominent position on the acropolis and its role in the religious and civic life of the city.
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Temple of Hera Lacinia
The Temple of Hera Lacinia is an ancient Greek Doric temple in Agrigento, Sicily, renowned as one of the principal sanctuaries within the archaeological complex of the Valley of the Temples.
- 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: Temple of Hera Target entity description: The Temple of Hera is an ancient Greek sanctuary at Olympia dedicated to the goddess Hera and renowned as one of the oldest monumental temples in Greece.
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A.
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.
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B.
Temple of Hera
The Temple of Hera is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, located at the archaeological site of Metapontum in southern Italy.
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C.
Temple of Athena
The Temple of Athena is an ancient Greek sanctuary in Metapontum, southern Italy, dedicated to the goddess Athena and notable for its classical Doric architecture.
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D.
Temple of Athena
The Temple of Athena in Pergamon was an important ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Athena, renowned for its prominent position on the acropolis and its role in the religious and civic life of the city.
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E.
Temple of Hera Lacinia
The Temple of Hera Lacinia is an ancient Greek Doric temple in Agrigento, Sicily, renowned as one of the principal sanctuaries within the archaeological complex of the Valley of the Temples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek temple
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| approximateConstructionCenturyBC | 7th century BC ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Doric order ⓘ |
| associatedWith | ancient Olympic Games ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Hera ⓘ |
| dedicatedToDeityOfType | Greek goddess ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | German Archaeological Institute ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Heraeum of Olympia
ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Hera at Olympia
Heraion of Olympia ⓘ |
| hasColumnArrangement | 6 by 16 columns ⓘ |
| hasDeity | Hera ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cella (naos)
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opisthodomos ⓘ peristyle of Doric columns ⓘ pronaos ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cult temple
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religious sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfColumnsOnFacade | 6 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfColumnsOnFlank | 16 ⓘ |
| hasPlanType | rectangular cella with pronaos and opisthodomos ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
important example of early Doric architecture
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major sanctuary of Hera in the Greek world ⓘ |
| hasSiteType | peripteral temple ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Archaeological Site of Olympia ⓘ |
| isAmong | oldest monumental temples in Greece ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Archaeological Site of Olympia
ⓘ
linked to:
Archaeological site of Olympia
|
| locatedIn |
Elis
ⓘ
Olympia ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Temple of Zeus at Olympia ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
stone
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wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hera ⓘ |
| partOf |
Panhellenic sanctuary at Olympia
ⓘ
linked to:
sanctuary of Olympia
Sanctuary of Olympia ⓘ
linked to:
sanctuary of Olympia
|
| period | Archaic Greece ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1989 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
offerings
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religious rituals ⓘ worship of Hera ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Temple of Hera Description of subject: The Temple of Hera is an ancient Greek sanctuary at Olympia dedicated to the goddess Hera and renowned as one of the oldest monumental temples in Greece.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
sanctuary of Zeus
linked to: Temple of Hera