Temple of Apollo
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The Temple of Apollo at Delphi was the central sanctuary of the Delphic oracle in ancient Greece, renowned as a major religious and cultural center dedicated to the god Apollo.
Aliases (3)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek temple
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religious sanctuary → |
| architecturalStyle |
Doric order
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| associatedWith |
Amphictyonic League
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Delphic oracle → Pythia → Pythian Games → prophecy → |
| builtOn |
terrace
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| centralFunction |
cultural center of ancient Greece
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housing the Delphic oracle → religious worship of Apollo → |
| coordinateRegion |
Central Greece
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| country |
Greece
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| currentCondition |
ruins
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| dedicatedTo |
Apollo
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| destroyedBy |
earthquake
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fire → |
| functionedAs |
pan-Hellenic consultation center
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| hasFeature |
adyton
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cella → colonnade → omphalos stone → opisthodomos → pronaos → statues and votive offerings → tripod of Apollo → |
| hasInscription |
Know thyself
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Nothing in excess → Surety brings ruin → |
| historicalPeriod |
Archaic Greece
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Classical Greece → |
| locatedIn |
Delphi
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Greece → Phocis → |
| materialUsed |
limestone
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marble → |
| overlooks |
Mount Parnassus slopes
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valley of the Pleistos River → |
| partOf |
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
→
Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi → |
| patronOfReconstruction |
Amphictyonic League
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| rebuiltIn |
4th century BCE
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| religion |
ancient Greek religion
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| touristAttraction |
yes
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| UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf |
Archaeological Site of Delphi
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| visitedBy |
Greek city-states envoys
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foreign rulers → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Roman Agora of Delphi
("sanctuary of Apollo")
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adjacentTo |
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Delphi
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hasPart |
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Apollo
("Temple of Apollo on Delos")
→
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mainSanctuary |
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Gymnasium of Delphi
("sanctuary of Apollo")
→
|
religiousContext |