Temple of Athena
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The Temple of Athena is an ancient Greek Doric temple at Paestum in southern Italy, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of early classical Greek architecture in the West.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Temple of Athena canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9364841 — 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 Athena Context triple: [Paestum, hasTemple, Temple of Athena]
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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 at Priene is a well-preserved example of classical Ionic Greek architecture, designed in the 4th century BCE and traditionally attributed to the architect Pytheos.
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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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Old Temple of Athena
The Old Temple of Athena was an early Archaic sanctuary on the Athenian Acropolis dedicated to the city’s patron goddess, predating the Parthenon and serving as a central focus of her cult.
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Temple of Hera
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.
- 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 Athena Target entity description: The Temple of Athena is an ancient Greek Doric temple at Paestum in southern Italy, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of early classical Greek architecture in the West.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Temple of Athena
The Temple of Athena at Priene is a well-preserved example of classical Ionic Greek architecture, designed in the 4th century BCE and traditionally attributed to the architect Pytheos.
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D.
Old Temple of Athena
The Old Temple of Athena was an early Archaic sanctuary on the Athenian Acropolis dedicated to the city’s patron goddess, predating the Parthenon and serving as a central focus of her cult.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Doric temple
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ancient Greek temple ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| ancientCityName | Poseidonia ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfConstruction | circa 500 BC ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Doric order
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early classical Greek architecture ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
Paestum Archaeological Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Archaeological Site of Paestum
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| builtBy | Greek colonists of Poseidonia ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | late 6th century BC ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Athena ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Temple of Ceres (historical misidentification)
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linked to:
Temple of Ceres
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| hasCella | yes ⓘ |
| hasColumnOrder |
Doric
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Ionic (in interior or upper elements) ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfColumnsOnFacade | 6 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfColumnsOnLongSide | 13 ⓘ |
| hasOpisthodomos | yes ⓘ |
| hasPeripteralPlan | yes ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | well-preserved ⓘ |
| hasPronaos | yes ⓘ |
| hasStairway | front stairway preserved ⓘ |
| laterCulturalContext |
Lucanian
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Roman ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Campania
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Paestum ⓘ southern Italy ⓘ |
| locatedInAncientRegion | Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tyrrhenian Sea ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| misidentifiedAs | Temple of Demeter ⓘ |
| municipality |
Capaccio Paestum
ⓘ
linked to:
Paestum
|
| nearbyStructure |
Temple of Hera I (Paestum)
ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Hera I
Temple of Hera II (Paestum) ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Hera II
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| notableFor |
example of early classical Doric architecture in the West
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state of preservation ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Areas of Paestum and Velia"
ⓘ
linked to:
Archaeological Site of Paestum
archaeological site of Paestum ⓘ
linked to:
Archaeological Site of Paestum
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| region | Campania ⓘ |
| roofCondition | roof lost ⓘ |
| superstructureCondition | partially preserved entablature ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | included via Archaeological Areas of Paestum and Velia ⓘ |
| usedInRomanPeriodAs | place of worship ⓘ |
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Subject: Temple of Athena Description of subject: The Temple of Athena is an ancient Greek Doric temple at Paestum in southern Italy, renowned as one of the best-preserved examples of early classical Greek architecture in the West.
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