Dodona

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ancient Greek oracle archaeological site religious sanctuary

Dodona was an ancient Greek oracle and sanctuary in Epirus, renowned as one of the oldest religious sites dedicated to Zeus.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek oracle → archaeological site → religious sanctuary →
alsoDedicatedTo	Dione →
archaeologicalExcavationsBegan	late 19th century →
associatedDeity	Dione →
associatedWith	Epirote League →
consultedBy	Greek city-states → individuals seeking divine guidance →
controlledBy	Molossian kings of Epirus →
country	Greece →
cultTitleOfZeus	Zeus Naios → Zeus of Dodona →
culturalPeriod	ancient Greece →
declineBegan	Roman period →
dedicatedTo	Zeus →
divinationMethod	interpreting sound of bronze vessels → listening to rustling of sacred oak leaves →
flourishedDuring	Archaic period → Classical period → Hellenistic period →
hasArchaeologicalRemains	inscribed lead tablets → temple foundations → theatre of Dodona →
hasFeature	priestly buildings → sacred oak tree → sanctuary of Zeus → temples → theatre →
knownFor	interpretation of bronze cauldrons sounds → interpretation of rustling leaves → oak tree oracle →
languageOfInscriptions	Greek →
locatedIn	Epirus →
mainDeity	Zeus Naios →
mentionedBy	Homer →
mentionedIn	Iliad → Odyssey →
modernNearbyCity	Ioannina →
olderThan	Oracle of Delphi →
oneOf	oldestGreekOracles →
priestessesCalled	Peleiades →
priestsCalled	Selloi →
regionInAntiquity	Epirus in northwestern Greece →
religion	ancient Greek religion →
sackedBy	Aetolians → Romans →
typeOfQuestionsAsked	yes-or-no questions →
UNESCOTentativeListStatus	yes →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dione →	associatedWith
Epirus →	hasArchaeologicalSite
Ancient Greek religion →	hasMajorSanctuary
Ancient Greek religion ("Oracle of Dodona") →	hasOracularCenter
Zeus →	notablePlaceOfWorship