Temple of Aphaia
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The Temple of Aphaia is an ancient Doric sanctuary on the Greek island of Aegina, renowned for its well-preserved architecture and significant sculptural decoration that bridges the Archaic and Classical periods.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Aphaia canonical | 6 |
| Temple of Aphaia area | 1 |
| sanctuary of Aphaia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1700409 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Temple of Aphaia Context triple: [Aegina, knownFor, Temple of Aphaia]
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A.
Temple of Hera
The Temple of Hera on the island of Samos is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned for its monumental architecture and significance in classical religion and art.
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B.
Sanctuary of Apollo
The Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene is an important ancient Greek religious complex in modern-day Libya, dedicated to the god Apollo and central to the civic and spiritual life of the classical city.
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Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia
The Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia is an ancient religious complex at Delphi in Greece, famed for its iconic circular tholos and its role as a monumental gateway to the main Delphic sanctuary.
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D.
Temple of Apollo
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.
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E.
Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo on the island of Delos is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the god Apollo, central to one of the most important religious and cultural sites in the Aegean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Temple of Aphaia Target entity description: The Temple of Aphaia is an ancient Doric sanctuary on the Greek island of Aegina, renowned for its well-preserved architecture and significant sculptural decoration that bridges the Archaic and Classical periods.
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A.
Temple of Hera
The Temple of Hera on the island of Samos is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned for its monumental architecture and significance in classical religion and art.
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B.
Sanctuary of Apollo
The Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene is an important ancient Greek religious complex in modern-day Libya, dedicated to the god Apollo and central to the civic and spiritual life of the classical city.
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C.
Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia
The Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia is an ancient religious complex at Delphi in Greece, famed for its iconic circular tholos and its role as a monumental gateway to the main Delphic sanctuary.
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D.
Temple of Apollo
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.
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E.
Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo on the island of Delos is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the god Apollo, central to one of the most important religious and cultural sites in the Aegean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Doric temple
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ancient Greek temple ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| access | by road from Aegina Town ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Doric order ⓘ |
| columnStatus | many standing columns preserved ⓘ |
| completionDate | c. 500–480 BCE ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 5th century BCE ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Aphaia ⓘ |
| deityType | local fertility and hunting goddess ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | European travelers in the 18th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | German archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavationStart | early 19th century ⓘ |
| famousFor |
bridge between Archaic and Classical Greek art
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pedimental sculptures ⓘ well-preserved Doric architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
6 × 12 column arrangement
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cella (naos) ⓘ opisthodomos ⓘ pedimental sculpture ⓘ peripteral colonnade ⓘ pronaos ⓘ sculpted pediments depicting Trojan War scenes ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Acropolis of Athens
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surface form:
Acropolis of Athens (distant view)
Gulf of Argolis ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf of Aegina
|
| heritageStatus | important monument of ancient Greek architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegina
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Greece ⓘ Saronic Gulf ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hilltop above the northeast coast of Aegina ⓘ |
| material |
local limestone
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stuccoed limestone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Aegina Town ⓘ |
| numberOfColumnsOnFlanks | 12 ⓘ |
| numberOfColumnsOnFront | 6 ⓘ |
| order | Doric ⓘ |
| partOf |
Temple of Aphaia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
sanctuary of Aphaia
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| period |
Archaic Greek period
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Early Classical Greek period ⓘ |
| predecessor | earlier Archaic temple on the same site ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | well-preserved ruins ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| roofStatus | no longer preserved ⓘ |
| roofType | gabled roof ⓘ |
| sculpturalStyle | transitional between Archaic and Classical ⓘ |
| sculpturesNowIn | Glyptothek, Munich ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Temple of Aphaia Description of subject: The Temple of Aphaia is an ancient Doric sanctuary on the Greek island of Aegina, renowned for its well-preserved architecture and significant sculptural decoration that bridges the Archaic and Classical periods.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
sanctuary of Aphaia
this entity surface form:
Temple of Aphaia area