Anthela

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Anthela was an ancient Greek locality in Thessaly known for its sanctuary of Demeter and its role as an early meeting place of the Amphictyonic League.

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Anthela canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek locality
settlement
associatedDeity Demeter
associatedInstitution Amphictyonic League
surface form: Delphic Amphictyony
associatedWith Amphictyonic League
country Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
cultCentreOf Amphictyon
Demeter
dedicatedTo Demeter
function interstate meeting place
religious center
governedBy local Thessalian authorities
hasFeature sacred precinct
Temple of Demeter
surface form: temple of Demeter
hasSanctuaryOf Amphictyon
Demeter
hasTypeOfSite assembly site
sanctuary
language Ancient Greek
locatedIn Malis
Thessaly
locatedInModernCountry Greece
locatedNear Malian Gulf
Spercheios River
Thermopylae
mentionedBy Herodotus
Strabo
nearPass Thermopylae region
surface form: Thermopylae pass
partOf Thermopylae
surface form: region of Thermopylae
politicalFunction assembly place of Amphictyonic council
federal sanctuary site
regionType coastal plain
religion ancient Greek religion
role early meeting place of the Amphictyonic League
sacredTo Amphictyonic League
Demeter
strategicImportance control of Thermopylae route
terrain marshy plain
timePeriod Archaic Greece
Classical Greece

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Amphictyon associatedPlace Anthela