Isthmian Games
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The Isthmian Games were one of the major Panhellenic athletic and religious festivals of ancient Greece, held near Corinth in honor of the sea god Poseidon.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Isthmian Games (in some traditions) | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Panhellenic Games
ⓘ
ancient Greek athletic festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| alternativeFoundingAttribution | Sisyphus ⓘ |
| approximateStartCentury | 7th century BC ⓘ |
| associatedSanctuary |
Temple of Poseidon at Isthmia
ⓘ
surface form:
Sanctuary of Poseidon at Isthmia
|
| category |
Ancient Greek athletics
ⓘ
Greek religious festivals ⓘ |
| continuedUnder | Roman rule ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| culturalSphere |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenic world
|
| dedicatedTo | Poseidon ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| heldAtSanctuaryOf | Temple of Poseidon at Isthmia ⓘ |
| heldEvery | two years ⓘ |
| honoredDeity | Poseidon ⓘ |
| includedEvent |
boxing
ⓘ
chariot racing ⓘ heralds’ contests ⓘ horse racing ⓘ musical contests ⓘ pankration ⓘ pentathlon ⓘ poetry contests ⓘ stadion footrace ⓘ trumpeters’ contests ⓘ wrestling ⓘ |
| languageOfParticipants | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterPrizeMaterial | pine ⓘ |
| location |
Isthmus of Corinth
ⓘ
near Corinth ⓘ |
| mainDiscipline | athletics ⓘ |
| mythicOriginAssociatedWith | funeral games for Melicertes-Palaemon ⓘ |
| nearByCityState | Corinth ⓘ |
| openTo | Greeks from all city-states ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Corinth ⓘ |
| originalPrizeMaterial | dry wild celery ⓘ |
| partOf |
Panhellenic Games
ⓘ
surface form:
Panhellenic cycle of games
|
| peakPeriod | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| politicalFunction | panhellenic gathering ⓘ |
| prizeType | wreath ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Nemean Games
ⓘ
Olympic Games ⓘ Pythian Games ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | cult of Poseidon ⓘ |
| sacredTruce | yes ⓘ |
| season | spring ⓘ |
| traditionalFoundingAttribution | Theseus ⓘ |
| typeOfCompetition |
artistic
ⓘ
athletic ⓘ equestrian ⓘ musical ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Isthmian Games (in some traditions)