sanctuary of Artemis

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The sanctuary of Artemis at Pherae was an ancient Greek religious site dedicated to the goddess Artemis, serving as a local center of worship and ritual in the city of Pherae in Thessaly.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek sanctuary
religious site
associatedWith local Thessalian traditions
associatedWithCity Pherae
attestedIn ancient literary sources
epigraphic evidence
belongsToTradition Thessalian cults of Artemis
country Greece
cultFocus honoring Artemis
culturalContext Hellenic
dedicatedTo Artemis
dedicationForm private offerings
public cult
function center of local worship
site of religious ritual
geographicalContext central Greece
hasCultTitle Artemis of Pherae
hasDeity Artemis
hasLocalSignificance important for civic identity of Pherae
hasMythologicalContext Greek mythology
hasPilgrimsFrom Pherae and surrounding Thessalian communities
hasRitualActivities animal sacrifice
dedication of votive objects
prayer
processions
heritageType archaeological site
languageOfCult Ancient Greek
linkedDeityFamily Olympian gods
locatedIn Pherae
Thessaly
Greek Antiquity
surface form: ancient Greece
period Classical antiquity
politicalContext city-state of Pherae
primaryGoddessAspect Artemis as goddess of nature
Artemis
surface form: Artemis as huntress

Artemis as protector
religion ancient Greek religion
religiousRole mediator between worshippers and Artemis
timeOfUse ancient period
typeOfPlace sanctuary complex
usedFor festive celebrations
sacrificial rituals
votive offerings
worshipType Greek polytheism

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Pherae hasSanctuary sanctuary of Artemis