Lacinion

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Lacinion is the ancient name of a prominent cape in southern Italy known for its historical and mythological significance in Magna Graecia.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lacinion canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient geographical location ⓘ
cape ⓘ
associatedWith Greek colonization of southern Italy ⓘ
city of Kroton ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Ancient Greek culture ⓘ
linked to: Greek Antiquity
associatedWithDeity Hera ⓘ
associatedWithRegion Bruttium ⓘ
coast Ionian coast of Calabria ⓘ
linked to: Calabrian coast
country Italy ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite remains of Hera Lacinia temple complex ⓘ
hasFeature prominent headland ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance Magna Graecia ⓘ
hasModernName Capo Colonna ⓘ
hasMythologicalSignificance Magna Graecia ⓘ
hasTopographicType cape ⓘ
isAncientNameOf Capo Colonna ⓘ
locatedIn Magna Graecia ⓘ
southern Italy ⓘ
linked to: Southern Italy
mentionedIn ancient Greek sources ⓘ
ancient Roman sources ⓘ
near Crotone ⓘ
overlooks Ionian Sea ⓘ
partOf Italian Peninsula ⓘ
timePeriod Classical antiquity ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
wasDedicatedTo Hera Lacinia ⓘ
wasImportantFor navigation in antiquity ⓘ
religious cults in Magna Graecia ⓘ
wasSiteOf Sanctuary of Hera Lacinia ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Cape Lacinion → hasAncientName → Lacinion ⓘ
Lacinium → knownInAntiquityAs → Lacinion ⓘ