Sanctuary of Apollo Thermios
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The Sanctuary of Apollo Thermios was the principal religious and political center of ancient Aetolia, renowned for its temple to Apollo and its role in regional cult and federation gatherings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanctuary of Apollo Thermios canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek sanctuary
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aetolian League
ⓘ
Aetolians ⓘ
surface form:
Aetolian ethnos
|
| culturalContext |
Aetolian culture
ⓘ
ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Apollo ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Greek archaeologists ⓘ |
| excavationStartApprox | late 19th century ⓘ |
| functionedAs | meeting place of Aetolian federal council ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Aetolian League
ⓘ
surface form:
Aetolian League authorities
|
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
inscriptions
ⓘ
stoa foundations ⓘ temple foundations ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Doric order ⓘ |
| hasChronology | developed from at least the Archaic period ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
stone
ⓘ
terracotta ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Thermon
ⓘ
surface form:
Thermos
|
| hasNotableFeature |
early Doric temple architecture
ⓘ
monumental altar ⓘ painted terracotta metopes ⓘ |
| hasRitualActivities |
federal festivals
ⓘ
sacrifices to Apollo ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Temple of Apollo Thermios
ⓘ
altars ⓘ assembly building ⓘ stoas ⓘ treasuries ⓘ |
| hasTopographicalSetting | inland site in Aetolia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aetolia
ⓘ
central Greece ⓘ
surface form:
Central Greece
|
| locatedInCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| mainCult |
Thermon
ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo Thermios
|
| partOf | religious network of central Greek sanctuaries ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Archaic period
ⓘ
Classical period ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| politicalRole | symbol of Aetolian federal identity ⓘ |
| religiousRole | center of Apollo worship in Aetolia ⓘ |
| servedAs |
federal sanctuary of the Aetolian League
ⓘ
political center of ancient Aetolia ⓘ religious center of ancient Aetolia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
federal assemblies of the Aetolian League
ⓘ
political meetings ⓘ regional cult gatherings ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.