Temple of Aphrodite
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The Temple of Aphrodite is an ancient sanctuary in the city of Aphrodisias in Caria, dedicated to the Greek goddess of love and beauty and renowned for its ornate classical architecture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Temple of Aphrodite canonical | 1 |
| Temple of Aphrodite at Aphrodisias | 1 |
| Temples of Aphrodite | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8345531 — 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 Aphrodite Context triple: [Aphrodisias, hasStructure, Temple of Aphrodite]
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temple of Aphrodite
The temple of Aphrodite at Knidos was a renowned ancient Greek sanctuary famous for housing Praxiteles’ celebrated statue of Aphrodite, one of the most influential works in classical art.
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B.
Sanctuary of Aphrodite
The Sanctuary of Aphrodite was an ancient religious site in Naxos, Sicily, dedicated to the worship of the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
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Sanctuary of Aphrodite
The Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Locri Epizephyrii was an important ancient Greek religious center in southern Italy dedicated to the worship of the goddess of love and beauty, renowned for its rich votive offerings and distinctive cult practices.
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D.
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.
- 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 Aphrodite Target entity description: The Temple of Aphrodite is an ancient sanctuary in the city of Aphrodisias in Caria, dedicated to the Greek goddess of love and beauty and renowned for its ornate classical architecture.
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A.
temple of Aphrodite
The temple of Aphrodite at Knidos was a renowned ancient Greek sanctuary famous for housing Praxiteles’ celebrated statue of Aphrodite, one of the most influential works in classical art.
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B.
Sanctuary of Aphrodite
The Sanctuary of Aphrodite was an ancient religious site in Naxos, Sicily, dedicated to the worship of the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
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C.
Sanctuary of Aphrodite
The Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Locri Epizephyrii was an important ancient Greek religious center in southern Italy dedicated to the worship of the goddess of love and beauty, renowned for its rich votive offerings and distinctive cult practices.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek temple
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sanctuary ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Ionic order
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classical Greek architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aphrodisias sculptural school
ⓘ
linked to:
Aphrodisias
|
| category |
Ancient Greek temples in Turkey
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Roman-era temples ⓘ Temples of Aphrodite ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Aphrodite
|
| constructionPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| conversionPeriod | late antiquity ⓘ |
| convertedInto | Christian basilica ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culture |
Greek
ⓘ
Roman ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Aphrodite ⓘ |
| dedication |
goddess of beauty
ⓘ
goddess of love ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists in the 20th century ⓘ |
| function |
cult center of Aphrodite
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place of worship ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ornamental friezes
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peristyle of columns ⓘ richly carved column capitals ⓘ sculpted reliefs ⓘ |
| hasRemains |
architectural fragments
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standing columns ⓘ temple podium ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aphrodisias
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ Caria ⓘ |
| locatedInAncientCity | Aphrodisias ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Aydın Province ⓘ |
| locatedNearModernSettlement | Geyre ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| majorRebuilding |
Roman Imperial period
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Empire
|
| material | marble ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ornate classical architecture
ⓘ
rich sculptural decoration ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| orientation | east–west ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site Aphrodisias
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linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage Site of Aphrodisias
|
| partOfSite |
Archaeological site of Aphrodisias
ⓘ
linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage Site of Aphrodisias
|
| periodOfUseAsPaganTemple | Hellenistic to late Roman period ⓘ |
| primaryDeity | Aphrodite of Aphrodisias ⓘ |
| regionHistoric | Caria ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatusSince | 2017 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Temple of Aphrodite Description of subject: The Temple of Aphrodite is an ancient sanctuary in the city of Aphrodisias in Caria, dedicated to the Greek goddess of love and beauty and renowned for its ornate classical architecture.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
sanctuary of Aphrodite
linked to: Temple of Aphrodite
subject linked to:
Temple of Aphrodite
linked to: Temple of Aphrodite