Lakinion

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

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Label Occurrences
Lakinion canonical 1

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient geographical name ⓘ
cape ⓘ
associatedWith Greek city of Kroton ⓘ
religious festivals in honor of Hera ⓘ
associatedWithCult Hera Lacinia ⓘ
associatedWithDeity Hera ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite Temple of Hera Lacinia ⓘ
hasCountry Italy ⓘ
hasCulturalContext Greek colonization of southern Italy ⓘ
hasFeature projecting headland ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod Classical antiquity ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
hasLanguageOfName Ancient Greek ⓘ
hasModernCounterpart Capo Colonna ⓘ
hasRegion Calabria (modern region) ⓘ
linked to: Calabria
hasSanctuary Sanctuary of Hera Lacinia ⓘ
heritageStatus archaeological and historical site ⓘ
knownFor historical significance in Magna Graecia ⓘ
mythological significance ⓘ
prominent coastal landmark ⓘ
locatedIn Magna Graecia ⓘ
southern Italy ⓘ
mentionedIn Roman literary sources ⓘ
ancient Greek sources ⓘ
near Crotone ⓘ
overlooks Ionian Sea ⓘ
partOf coast of Bruttium in antiquity ⓘ
territory of Kroton ⓘ
usedFor maritime navigation landmark ⓘ

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

Cape Lacinion → hasAncientName → Lakinion ⓘ