Sanctuary of Hera at Samos

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Heraion ancient Greek sanctuary archaeological site religious complex

The Sanctuary of Hera at Samos is an important ancient Greek religious complex on the island of Samos, renowned as a major cult center of the goddess Hera and noted for its monumental architecture and historical significance.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Temple of Hera on Samos	2
Heraion of Samos (settlement area)	1
Heraion of Samos sanctuary	1
Heraion sanctuary on Samos	1
Sanctuary of Hera at Samos canonical	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos"	1
sanctuary of Hera at Samos	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5888913 — 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 Hera at Samos
Context triple: [Panhellenic sanctuary network, hasPart, Sanctuary of Hera at Samos]

A. 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.
B. Sanctuary of Apollo at Claros
The Sanctuary of Apollo at Claros was an important ancient Greek oracle and cult center in Ionia, renowned for its prophetic consultations dedicated to the god Apollo.
C. Sanctuary of Zeus Naios
The Sanctuary of Zeus Naios was the central sacred precinct at Dodona in Epirus, Greece, where one of the oldest Greek oracles operated in a grove sacred to Zeus.
D. Sanctuary of Apollo Thermios
The Sanctuary of Apollo Thermios was the principal religious and political center of ancient Aetolia, renowned for its temple to Apollo and its role in regional cult and federation gatherings.
E. Temple of Aphaia
The Temple of Aphaia is an ancient Doric sanctuary on the Greek island of Aegina, renowned for its well-preserved architecture and significant sculptural decoration that bridges the Archaic and Classical periods.
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 Hera at Samos
Target entity description: The Sanctuary of Hera at Samos is an important ancient Greek religious complex on the island of Samos, renowned as a major cult center of the goddess Hera and noted for its monumental architecture and historical significance.

A. 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.
B. Sanctuary of Apollo at Claros
The Sanctuary of Apollo at Claros was an important ancient Greek oracle and cult center in Ionia, renowned for its prophetic consultations dedicated to the god Apollo.
C. Sanctuary of Zeus Naios
The Sanctuary of Zeus Naios was the central sacred precinct at Dodona in Epirus, Greece, where one of the oldest Greek oracles operated in a grove sacred to Zeus.
D. Sanctuary of Apollo Thermios
The Sanctuary of Apollo Thermios was the principal religious and political center of ancient Aetolia, renowned for its temple to Apollo and its role in regional cult and federation gatherings.
E. Temple of Aphaia
The Temple of Aphaia is an ancient Doric sanctuary on the Greek island of Aegina, renowned for its well-preserved architecture and significant sculptural decoration that bridges the Archaic and Classical periods.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Heraion ⓘ ancient Greek sanctuary ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ religious complex ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Heraion of Samos ⓘ
architectAssociated	Rhoikos ⓘ Theodoros of Samos ⓘ
associatedCityState	Samos (polis) ⓘ linked to: Samos
associatedWithMyth	birthplace of Hera (local tradition) ⓘ marriage of Hera and Zeus (cult focus) ⓘ
country	Greece ⓘ
culture	ancient Greek ⓘ
currentCondition	ruins ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Hera ⓘ
earliestCultEvidence	Geometric period ⓘ
excavatedBy	German Archaeological Institute ⓘ
excavationStartCentury	19th century ⓘ
floruit	Archaic period ⓘ
foundedInCenturyBC	8th century BC ⓘ
hasStructure	Heraion temple ⓘ linked to: Heraion altar of Hera ⓘ linked to: great altar of Hera sacred way ⓘ stoas ⓘ temenos wall ⓘ treasuries ⓘ votive monuments ⓘ
heritageDesignation	archaeological site of national significance (Greece) ⓘ
knownFor	colossal temple of Hera ⓘ major cult center of Hera ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ rich votive offerings ⓘ
locatedIn	eastern Aegean Sea ⓘ
locatedNear	Pythagoreion ⓘ linked to: Pythagoreion archaeological site coast of Samos ⓘ
locatedOnIsland	Samos ⓘ
mainDeity	Hera ⓘ
notableTempleColumnsPerSide	8 by 21 columns (Archaic temple) ⓘ
notableTempleOrder	Ionic ⓘ
notableTempleType	dipteral peripteral temple ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	ancient Ionia ⓘ linked to: Ionia
periodOfMajorConstruction	6th century BC ⓘ
region	Aegean Islands ⓘ linked to: Aegean islands
religiousFunction	pan-Ionian sanctuary ⓘ pilgrimage center ⓘ
significance	important source for study of Greek religion and cult practice ⓘ key example of Ionian monumental architecture ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria	(ii) ⓘ (iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageID	595 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	1992 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteWith	Pythagoreion ⓘ linked to: Pythagoreion archaeological site
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	World Heritage Site ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Panhellenic sanctuary network → hasPart → Sanctuary of Hera at Samos ⓘ

Temple of Hera (Samos) → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site "Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos" ⓘ

subject linked to: Temple of Hera