Mount Lykaion

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archaeological site mountain religious sanctuary

Mount Lykaion is a mountain in Arcadia, Greece, historically renowned as a major sanctuary of Zeus and the site of ancient athletic and religious festivals.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Mount Lykaion canonical 3
Lykaion Oros 1
Mount Lycaeus (mythological) 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
religious sanctuary ⓘ
associatedWithMyth Lycaon ⓘ
birthplace of Zeus (local Arcadian tradition) ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
dedicatedToDeity Zeus ⓘ
surface form: Zeus Lykaios
excavatedBy American School of Classical Studies at Athens ⓘ
Ephorates of Antiquities in Greece ⓘ
surface form: Greek Archaeological Service

Mount Lykaion Excavation and Survey Project ⓘ
festivalHeldAt Lykaia festival ⓘ
festivalType Pan-Arcadian festival ⓘ
athletic festival ⓘ
religious festival ⓘ
hasAncientName Mount Lykaion self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Lykaion Oros
hasArchaeologicalSite lower sanctuary of Zeus ⓘ
upper sanctuary of Zeus ⓘ
hasCoordinateRegion western Arcadia ⓘ
hasCultTitle Lykaios ⓘ
hasEvidenceOfActivitySince Early Bronze Age ⓘ
Late Neolithic period ⓘ
hasFeature ash altar of Zeus ⓘ
bath building ⓘ
fountain house ⓘ
hippodrome ⓘ
mountain-top meadow ⓘ
seats and embankments for spectators ⓘ
stadium ⓘ
stoas ⓘ
temple foundations ⓘ
terraces ⓘ
hasHighestPeak St. Elias summit ⓘ
locatedIn Arcadia ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
southern Greece ⓘ
majorSanctuaryOf Zeus ⓘ
nearbySettlement Ano Karyes ⓘ
Megalopolis ⓘ
notableFor combination of sanctuary and athletic facilities ⓘ
one of the earliest known Greek ash altars ⓘ
panoramic views over Arcadia ⓘ
periodOfUse Archaic period ⓘ
Classical period ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ
regionMythologicalSignificance Arcadian cult of Zeus ⓘ
researchFocus early Greek religion ⓘ
origins of Greek athletics ⓘ
usedFor athletic competitions ⓘ
equestrian contests ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Spartan king Pleistoanax → exilePlace → Mount Lykaion ⓘ
subject surface form: Pleistoanax
Despoina → cultCenter → Mount Lykaion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mount Lykaion region
Mountains of Greece (mythological) → includes → Mount Lykaion ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mount Lycaeus (mythological)
Neda River → sourceLocatedIn → Mount Lykaion ⓘ
Pleistoanax → exileLocation → Mount Lykaion ⓘ
Mount Lykaion → hasAncientName → Mount Lykaion self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lykaion Oros