sanctuary of Apollo
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The sanctuary of Apollo at Pherae was an important ancient Greek religious site dedicated to the god Apollo, known for its local cult and oracular traditions in Thessaly.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| sanctuary of Apollo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3687402 — 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: sanctuary of Apollo Context triple: [Pherae, hasSanctuary, sanctuary of Apollo]
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sanctuary of Apollo
The sanctuary of Apollo at Metapontum was an important ancient Greek religious complex dedicated to the god Apollo, serving as a major cult and ceremonial center in the city.
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Sanctuary of Apollo
The Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene is an important ancient Greek religious complex in modern-day Libya, dedicated to the god Apollo and central to the civic and spiritual life of the classical city.
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sanctuary of Artemis
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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sanctuary of Artemis
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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Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo at Delphi was the central sanctuary of the Delphic oracle in ancient Greece, renowned as a major religious and cultural center dedicated to the god 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: sanctuary of Apollo Target entity description: The sanctuary of Apollo at Pherae was an important ancient Greek religious site dedicated to the god Apollo, known for its local cult and oracular traditions in Thessaly.
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A.
sanctuary of Apollo
The sanctuary of Apollo at Metapontum was an important ancient Greek religious complex dedicated to the god Apollo, serving as a major cult and ceremonial center in the city.
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B.
Sanctuary of Apollo
The Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene is an important ancient Greek religious complex in modern-day Libya, dedicated to the god Apollo and central to the civic and spiritual life of the classical city.
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C.
sanctuary of Artemis
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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sanctuary of Artemis
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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E.
Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo at Delphi was the central sanctuary of the Delphic oracle in ancient Greece, renowned as a major religious and cultural center dedicated to the god Apollo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek religious site
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oracle site ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ |
| associatedDeityDomain |
healing
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music ⓘ prophecy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Thessalian religious life
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oracular traditions ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Greek oracles
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Thessaly ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Thessaly
sanctuary of Apollo ⓘ
surface form:
Sanctuaries of Apollo
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| culturalSphere | Greek ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Apollo ⓘ |
| dedicatedToDeityType | Olympian god ⓘ |
| hasConsultationMethod | oracular consultation ⓘ |
| hasCultContinuity | attested in antiquity ⓘ |
| hasCultScope | local ⓘ |
| hasCultType | local cult of Apollo ⓘ |
| hasDeity | Apollo ⓘ |
| hasDirectionFromCityCenter | near Pherae ⓘ |
| hasFunction | oracular sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfCult | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasLocalSignificance | important regional cult center ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalContext | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| hasPilgrimageType | regional pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryDeityAspect |
Apollo as healing god
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Apollo as oracular god ⓘ |
| hasReligiousRole | place of communication with Apollo ⓘ |
| hasRitualType |
consultation of oracle
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sacrifice ⓘ |
| hasSacredStatus | temenos (sacred precinct) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Pherae ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
ancient Greece
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| locatedInRegion | Thessaly ⓘ |
| partOf | religious landscape of Thessaly ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Classical antiquity
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Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity | Apollo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: sanctuary of Apollo Description of subject: The sanctuary of Apollo at Pherae was an important ancient Greek religious site dedicated to the god Apollo, known for its local cult and oracular traditions in Thessaly.
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