Sanctuary of Egyptian gods at Marathon
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The Sanctuary of Egyptian gods at Marathon is an ancient religious complex in Greece dedicated to the worship of Egyptian deities, reflecting the cultural and religious interactions between Hellenic and Egyptian traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanctuary of Egyptian Gods at Marathon | 1 |
| Sanctuary of Egyptian gods at Marathon canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient sanctuary
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ religious complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hellenic–Egyptian cultural interaction
ⓘ
Isiac cults ⓘ religious syncretism ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Hellenistic religion
ⓘ
surface form:
Greco-Egyptian religion
Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Anubis
ⓘ
Egyptian gods ⓘ Horus ⓘ
surface form:
Harpocrates
Isis ⓘ Serapis ⓘ
surface form:
Sarapis
|
| discoveredAs | archaeological remains ⓘ |
| function |
cult center
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
altars
ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ ritual installations ⓘ temple structures ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfCult |
Anubis cult
ⓘ
Harpocrates cult ⓘ Isis cult ⓘ Sarapis cult ⓘ |
| heritage | part of Greek archaeological heritage ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Attica
ⓘ
Marathon ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Marathon plain ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Greek mainland ⓘ |
| material |
marble
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | modern town of Marathon ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic era
Roman period ⓘ |
| region |
central Greece
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Greece
|
| religion |
Ancient Egyptian religion
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian religion
Greek religion ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence of Egyptian cults in Greece
ⓘ
evidence of Mediterranean religious exchange ⓘ example of Greco-Egyptian architectural syncretism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
religious festivals
ⓘ
ritual ceremonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sanctuary of Egyptian Gods at Marathon