sanctuary of Artemis

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The sanctuary of Artemis at Scillus was an ancient Greek religious site dedicated to the goddess Artemis, known from Xenophon’s writings and situated near Olympia in the Peloponnese.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek sanctuary
religious site
associatedCult cult of Artemis
associatedWith Xenophon
builtFor worship of Artemis
country Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
culturalContext Ancient Greek religion
dedicatedTo Artemis
function pilgrimage site
place of sacrifice
geographicalContext southwestern Greece
surface form: western Peloponnese
hasDeityAspect Artemis
surface form: Artemis Ephesia
hasPatronDeity Artemis
hasRitual festivals in honor of Artemis
sacrifices to Artemis
hasStructureType altar
temple
historicalAttestation literary sources
knownFrom writings of Xenophon
languageOfSources Ancient Greek
locatedIn Scillus
locatedInRegion Peloponnese
locatedInRegionalUnit Elis
locatedNear Olympia
locatedOn Greek mainland
mentionedIn Anabasis
Xenophon’s Socratic writings
surface form: Xenophon’s works
nearbySite Temple of Zeus at Olympia
surface form: Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia
religion Ancient Greek polytheism
timePeriod Classical Greece

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Scillus religiousSite sanctuary of Artemis