cult of Aphrodite

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Greek polis cult Magna Graecia cult ancient Greek religious cult

The cult of Aphrodite at Locri Epizephyrii was a prominent ancient Greek religious worship centered on the goddess of love and beauty, noted for its distinctive local rituals and sanctuaries in the Magna Graecia region of southern Italy.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
cult of Aphrodite canonical 2
worship of Aphrodite 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Greek polis cult ⓘ
Magna Graecia cult ⓘ
ancient Greek religious cult ⓘ
associatedWith beauty ⓘ
family life ⓘ
female sexuality ⓘ
fertility ⓘ
love ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
dedicatedTo Aphrodite ⓘ
distinguishedBy distinctive local rituals ⓘ
focus on women’s life cycle ⓘ
rich iconography on pinakes ⓘ
flourishedDuring Archaic period of ancient Greece ⓘ
Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalEvidence architectural fragments ⓘ
large corpus of pinakes ⓘ
sanctuary remains ⓘ
terracotta figurines ⓘ
hasLocalVariantOf Aphrodite ⓘ
hasRitualObject altars ⓘ
pinax (pinakes) votive tablets ⓘ
temple buildings ⓘ
terracotta plaques ⓘ
votive figurines ⓘ
hasRitualPractice offerings for marriage ⓘ
prayers for fertility ⓘ
rites of passage for women ⓘ
sacrificial rituals ⓘ
votive dedication of pinakes ⓘ
hasSanctuaryAt Locri Epizephyrii ⓘ
surface form: Locri Epizephyrii urban area

suburban area of Locri Epizephyrii ⓘ
influenced regional cult practices in Magna Graecia ⓘ
influencedBy Greek religious traditions ⓘ
languageOfRitual Ancient Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Locri Epizephyrii ⓘ
Magna Graecia ⓘ
ancient Greek world ⓘ
southern Italy ⓘ
mainDeity Aphrodite ⓘ
partOf civic religion of Locri Epizephyrii ⓘ
religion of ancient Greece ⓘ
relatedTo Greek concepts of female virtue ⓘ
Greek marriage customs ⓘ
studiedIn classical archaeology ⓘ
history of ancient religion ⓘ
worshippedBy Greek settlers in Magna Graecia ⓘ
citizens of Locri Epizephyrii ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Locri Epizephyrii → hasCult → cult of Aphrodite ⓘ
Corinth → religiousCenterFor → cult of Aphrodite ⓘ
this entity surface form: worship of Aphrodite
Cythera → historicallyRenownedFor → cult of Aphrodite ⓘ