Sacred Way of Delos
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The Sacred Way of Delos is the principal processional road on the island of Delos, lined with monuments and sanctuaries, that formed the ceremonial route to the great sanctuary of Apollo in ancient Greek religious practice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sacred Way of Delos canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5469097 — 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: Sacred Way of Delos Context triple: [Delian cult of Apollo, ritualSpace, Sacred Way of Delos]
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A.
Sanctuary of the Great Gods
The Sanctuary of the Great Gods is an ancient religious complex on the island of Samothrace in Greece, renowned as the center of the mystery cult of the Great Gods and as the original setting of the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
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Sacred Harbor of Delos
The Sacred Harbor of Delos is the principal ancient port of the island of Delos in Greece, historically serving as a major religious and commercial maritime hub of the Aegean.
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C.
Column of the Goddess
The Column of the Goddess is a prominent monument in Lille, France, commemorating the city's resistance during the 1792 Siege of Lille and serving as an emblematic symbol of the city.
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Sacred Way
Sacred Way is the ancient processional road at the sanctuary of Delphi in Greece, once lined with treasuries, statues, and monuments used by pilgrims approaching the Temple of Apollo.
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E.
Sacred Way
Sacred Way is the ceremonial stone pathway lined with statues that forms the grand processional approach to the Ming Tombs near Beijing, China.
- 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: Sacred Way of Delos Target entity description: The Sacred Way of Delos is the principal processional road on the island of Delos, lined with monuments and sanctuaries, that formed the ceremonial route to the great sanctuary of Apollo in ancient Greek religious practice.
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A.
Sanctuary of the Great Gods
The Sanctuary of the Great Gods is an ancient religious complex on the island of Samothrace in Greece, renowned as the center of the mystery cult of the Great Gods and as the original setting of the Winged Victory of Samothrace.
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B.
Sacred Harbor of Delos
The Sacred Harbor of Delos is the principal ancient port of the island of Delos in Greece, historically serving as a major religious and commercial maritime hub of the Aegean.
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C.
Column of the Goddess
The Column of the Goddess is a prominent monument in Lille, France, commemorating the city's resistance during the 1792 Siege of Lille and serving as an emblematic symbol of the city.
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D.
Sacred Way
Sacred Way is the ancient processional road at the sanctuary of Delphi in Greece, once lined with treasuries, statues, and monuments used by pilgrims approaching the Temple of Apollo.
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E.
Sacred Way
Sacred Way is the ceremonial stone pathway lined with statues that forms the grand processional approach to the Ming Tombs near Beijing, China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient processional road
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religious route ⓘ |
| accessRestriction | pedestrian only ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsBy | French School at Athens ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Apollo
ⓘ
Artemis ⓘ Leto ⓘ other Delian cults ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Greek archaeological heritage ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Sanctuary of Apollo
ⓘ
harbor of Delos ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Delos
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| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| currentCondition | archaeological remains ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Apollo ⓘ |
| feature |
flanked by bases of monuments
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flanked by statues ⓘ flanked by votive offerings ⓘ lined with monuments ⓘ lined with sanctuaries ⓘ stone-paved road ⓘ |
| governedBy | Hellenic Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
processional route
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religious ceremonial route ⓘ |
| hasNameInGreek | Ιερά Οδός της Δήλου ⓘ |
| hasType | sacred way ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Delos ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea
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Cyclades ⓘ Delos ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| orientation | from harbor toward sanctuary of Apollo ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sanctuary of Apollo on Delos
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archaeological site of Delos ⓘ |
| period |
Archaic Greece
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Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
main access route to the great sanctuary of Apollo
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principal processional axis of Delos ⓘ |
| significance |
central axis of religious topography of Delos
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symbolic link between sea approach and sacred precinct ⓘ |
| tourism |
open-air archaeological attraction
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visited by tourists ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1990 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
religious festivals
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ritual activities ⓘ sacred processions ⓘ |
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Subject: Sacred Way of Delos Description of subject: The Sacred Way of Delos is the principal processional road on the island of Delos, lined with monuments and sanctuaries, that formed the ceremonial route to the great sanctuary of Apollo in ancient Greek religious practice.
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