sanctuary of Isis
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The sanctuary of Isis at Dion is an ancient religious complex in northern Greece dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis, reflecting the spread of her cult into the Hellenistic world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sanctuary of Isis canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient religious complex
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Anubis
ⓘ
Isis ⓘ
surface form:
Aphrodite-Isis
Isis ⓘ Sarapis ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Mediterranean mystery cults ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Isis ⓘ |
| era |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic Greece
Roman Greece ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Greek archaeologists ⓘ |
| feature |
altars
ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ inscription bases ⓘ ritual basins ⓘ statues of Isis ⓘ temple structures ⓘ water channels ⓘ |
| function |
cult center of Isis
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
architectural foundations
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ sculptural fragments ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfWorship |
mystery cult practices
ⓘ
votive offerings ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | protected archaeological site of Greece ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dion
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Macedonia (Greece) ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonia
Pieria ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mount Olympus ⓘ |
| near |
Archaeological Park of Dion
ⓘ
surface form:
Sanctuary of Zeus Olympios at Dion
Vaphyras River ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Archaeological Park of Dion
ⓘ
ancient city of Dion ⓘ |
| reflects |
religious syncretism between Greek and Egyptian deities
ⓘ
spread of the cult of Isis into the Hellenistic world ⓘ |
| religion |
cult of Isis
ⓘ
surface form:
Greco-Egyptian cult of Isis
ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| timeOfConstruction | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| tourism | cultural tourism attraction ⓘ |
| usedUntil | late Roman period ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.