treasury at Delphi
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A treasury at Delphi is a small, temple-like building within the sanctuary of Apollo where a Greek city-state stored and displayed its votive offerings and dedications.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Delphic temple treasures to pay mercenaries | 1 |
| treasury at Delphi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3491485 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: treasury at Delphi Context triple: [Treasury of the Boeotians, hasType, treasury at Delphi]
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A.
Athenian Treasury
The Athenian Treasury is a small, temple-like marble building at Delphi, dedicated by Athens to commemorate military victories and house lavish offerings to the god Apollo.
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B.
omphalos of Delphi
The omphalos of Delphi is an ancient carved stone artifact that symbolized the mythological center or "navel" of the world in the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi in Greece.
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C.
Siphnian Treasury
The Siphnian Treasury is an ornate Archaic-period treasury at Delphi, famed for its richly sculpted marble friezes and caryatid columns dedicated by the island of Siphnos.
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D.
Temple of Apollo at Delphi
The Temple of Apollo at Delphi was the central sacred structure of the Delphic sanctuary, famed in antiquity as the seat of the Oracle of Apollo where the Pythia delivered prophetic pronouncements.
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E.
Treasury of the Sikyonians
The Treasury of the Sikyonians is an ancient Greek votive building at Delphi, dedicated by the city of Sikyon to house offerings and display its wealth and piety within the sanctuary of Apollo.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: treasury at Delphi Target entity description: A treasury at Delphi is a small, temple-like building within the sanctuary of Apollo where a Greek city-state stored and displayed its votive offerings and dedications.
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A.
Athenian Treasury
The Athenian Treasury is a small, temple-like marble building at Delphi, dedicated by Athens to commemorate military victories and house lavish offerings to the god Apollo.
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B.
omphalos of Delphi
The omphalos of Delphi is an ancient carved stone artifact that symbolized the mythological center or "navel" of the world in the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi in Greece.
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C.
Siphnian Treasury
The Siphnian Treasury is an ornate Archaic-period treasury at Delphi, famed for its richly sculpted marble friezes and caryatid columns dedicated by the island of Siphnos.
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D.
Temple of Apollo at Delphi
The Temple of Apollo at Delphi was the central sacred structure of the Delphic sanctuary, famed in antiquity as the seat of the Oracle of Apollo where the Pythia delivered prophetic pronouncements.
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E.
Treasury of the Sikyonians
The Treasury of the Sikyonians is an ancient Greek votive building at Delphi, dedicated by the city of Sikyon to house offerings and display its wealth and piety within the sanctuary of Apollo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek building type
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architectural structure type ⓘ religious building type ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | ancient Greek architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| builtBy | Greek city-state ⓘ |
| context |
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
ⓘ
surface form:
Panhellenic sanctuary
|
| culturalContext | ancient Greek city-state competition ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Apollo Delphinios
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo
|
| foundAt | sacred way at Delphi ⓘ |
| hasExample |
Athenian Treasury
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian Treasury at Delphi
Cnidian Treasury at Delphi ⓘ Corinthian Treasury at Delphi ⓘ Sicyonian Treasury at Delphi ⓘ Siphnian Treasury ⓘ
surface form:
Siphnian Treasury at Delphi
Theban Treasury at Delphi ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
display of dedications
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representation of a Greek city-state at Delphi ⓘ storage of votive offerings ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cella
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columns ⓘ frieze ⓘ pediment ⓘ pronaos ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Delphi
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Phocis ⓘ Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi ⓘ
surface form:
Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi
|
| material |
marble
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stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
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surface form:
Delphic sanctuary complex
|
| purpose |
commemorate military victories
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display civic wealth ⓘ enhance prestige of the dedicating polis ⓘ honor the god Apollo ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Greek polis
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dedication ⓘ votive offering ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
piety of the dedicating city-state
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political power of the dedicating city-state ⓘ wealth of the dedicating city-state ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic period
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surface form:
Archaic period of ancient Greece
Classical Greece ⓘ
surface form:
Classical period of ancient Greece
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| typicalPlan |
distyle in antis
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small temple-like building ⓘ |
| usedFor |
housing valuable offerings
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protecting dedications from theft or damage ⓘ |
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Subject: treasury at Delphi Description of subject: A treasury at Delphi is a small, temple-like building within the sanctuary of Apollo where a Greek city-state stored and displayed its votive offerings and dedications.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Delphic temple treasures to pay mercenaries