Δῆλος
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Δῆλος is the ancient Greek sacred island in the Aegean traditionally revered as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis and an important religious and commercial center in antiquity.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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archaeological site ⓘ island ⓘ sacred place ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | Μύκονος by boat ⓘ |
| area | approximately 3.4 square kilometres ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Delian League ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Athens in Classical period ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | French School at Athens ⓘ |
| excavationsBegan | 1873 ⓘ |
| functionedAs | treasury of the Delian League ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Ephorates of Antiquities in Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Ephorate of Antiquities of Cyclades
|
| hasFeature |
Agora of the Italians
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Sacred Lake ⓘ Stoas ⓘ Temple of Apollo ⓘ Temple of the Delians ⓘ Terrace of the Lions ⓘ harbour installations ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ mosaics ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ stadium ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hasSanctuaryOf |
Apollo
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Artemis ⓘ Dionysus ⓘ Hera ⓘ Isis ⓘ Leto ⓘ Serapis ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | archaeological site of national significance in Greece ⓘ |
| highestElevation | approximately 113 metres ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Mount Kynthos ⓘ |
| inhabited | no permanent population ⓘ |
| knownFor |
important commercial and trading hub in antiquity
ⓘ
religious center of the ancient Greek world ⓘ |
| length | about 5 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea
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Cyclades ⓘ |
| majorPeriodOfFlourishing |
2nd century BCE
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| mythologicalAssociation | floating island anchored by Zeus ⓘ |
| mythologicalEvent |
birth of Apollo
ⓘ
birth of Artemis ⓘ |
| nameInAncientGreek | Δῆλος ⓘ |
| nameInEnglish | Delos ⓘ |
| nameInLatin | Delos ⓘ |
| near | Μύκονος ⓘ |
| partOf |
South Aegean
ⓘ
surface form:
South Aegean region
|
| reveredAs |
birthplace of Apollo
ⓘ
birthplace of Artemis ⓘ |
| sacredTo |
Apollo
ⓘ
Artemis ⓘ Leto ⓘ Zeus ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 1990 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 530 ⓘ |
| width | about 1.3 kilometres ⓘ |
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Δήλος
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