Ἥραιον Ὀλυμπίας

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Ἥραιον Ὀλυμπίας is the ancient Greek temple at Olympia dedicated to the goddess Hera, one of the oldest and most important sanctuaries in the Olympic sanctuary complex.

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Ἥραιον Ὀλυμπίας canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Heraion
ancient Greek temple
alsoKnownAs Heraion of Olympia
Temple of Hera at Olympia
approximateConstructionDate 7th century BC
c. 600 BC
architecturalStyle Doric order
associatedWithEvent Olympic Games
surface form: ancient Olympic Games
country Greece
culturalSignificance important example of early Doric architecture
key monument in the study of Greek temple development
currentCondition ruins
dedicatedTo Hera
dedicatedToGoddess Hera
era Archaic Greece
governingCityStateInAntiquity Elis
hasArchaeologicalSite Archaeological site of Olympia
surface form: Archaeological Site of Olympia
hasColumnOrder Doric
hasCulturalPeriod Archaic period
hasDeity Hera
Zeus
hasFunction temple
hasLaterUse storage of votive offerings
hasPlanType peripteral temple
hasSanctuaryType panhellenic sanctuary
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component
languageOfName Ancient Greek
locatedIn Elis
Greece
Olympia
Peloponnese
materialUsed stone
wood
oneOfOldestTemplesIn Olympia
partOf sanctuary of Olympia
surface form: Olympic sanctuary complex

sanctuary of Olympia
surface form: Sanctuary of Olympia
regionInAntiquity Peloponnese
religion ancient Greek religion
significance major sanctuary within the Olympic sanctuary complex
one of the oldest monumental temples in Greece
situatedNear Temple of Zeus at Olympia
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteCountry Greece
UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf Archaeological site of Olympia
surface form: Archaeological Site of Olympia
usedFor cult of Hera
religious worship
ritual activities

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Temple of Hera at Olympia hasGreekName Ἥραιον Ὀλυμπίας
Heraion of Olympia hasGreekName Ἥραιον Ὀλυμπίας