Sanctuary of Dionysus in the Marshes

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ancient Greek sanctuary cult site religious site in ancient Athens

The Sanctuary of Dionysus in the Marshes was an ancient Athenian cult site dedicated to Dionysus, closely associated with early, rustic forms of his worship and important city festivals.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Sanctuary of Dionysus in the Marshes canonical	2
sanctuary of Dionysus Eleuthereus	2
ruralSanctuariesOfDionysus	1
ἱερὸν Διονύσου ἐν Λίμναις	1

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek sanctuary ⓘ cult site ⓘ religious site in ancient Athens ⓘ
associatedFestival	Anthesteria ⓘ City Dionysia ⓘ Dionysia ⓘ surface form: rural Dionysia
associatedWith	Athenian civic festivals ⓘ Athenian state cult of Dionysus ⓘ early forms of Dionysus worship ⓘ rustic forms of Dionysus worship ⓘ
associatedWithDeityAspect	Dionysus in the Marshes ⓘ Dionysus ⓘ surface form: rustic Dionysus
associatedWithMythTheme	ecstatic worship ⓘ fertility ⓘ theatre and performance ⓘ wine ⓘ
country	Greece ⓘ
cultType	Dionysian cult ⓘ rural-style Dionysian worship ⓘ
culturalContext	Athenian festival calendar ⓘ Classical Athens ⓘ surface form: classical Athens
dedicatedTo	Dionysus ⓘ
function	focus of city-wide celebrations ⓘ site of processions and sacrifices ⓘ venue for Dionysian rituals ⓘ
hasCultTitle	Dionysus in the Marshes ⓘ surface form: Dionysus en Limnais
importance	key site in Athenian festival cycle ⓘ major center of Dionysian worship in Athens ⓘ
linkedTo	Athenian identity ⓘ public ritual life of Athens ⓘ
locatedIn	Athens ⓘ Attica ⓘ Greek Antiquity ⓘ surface form: ancient Greece
nameInEnglish	Sanctuary of Dionysus in the Marshes self-link ⓘ
nameInGreek	Sanctuary of Dionysus in the Marshes self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: ἱερὸν Διονύσου ἐν Λίμναις
periodOfUse	Archaic period ⓘ Classical period ⓘ
religion	ancient Greek religion ⓘ
topographicalSetting	low-lying marshy area of Athens ⓘ
worshipPractices	choral song and dance ⓘ libations of wine ⓘ processional rites ⓘ sacrifice of animals ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Anthesteria → locationOfMajorCelebration → Sanctuary of Dionysus in the Marshes ⓘ

Maenads → sphereOfActivity → Sanctuary of Dionysus in the Marshes ⓘ

this entity surface form: ruralSanctuariesOfDionysus

Theatre of Dionysus → overlooks → Sanctuary of Dionysus in the Marshes ⓘ

this entity surface form: sanctuary of Dionysus Eleuthereus

Theatre of Dionysus → partOf → Sanctuary of Dionysus in the Marshes ⓘ

this entity surface form: sanctuary of Dionysus Eleuthereus

Sanctuary of Dionysus in the Marshes → nameInEnglish → Sanctuary of Dionysus in the Marshes self-link ⓘ

Sanctuary of Dionysus in the Marshes → nameInGreek → Sanctuary of Dionysus in the Marshes self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: ἱερὸν Διονύσου ἐν Λίμναις