Abai
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Abai was an ancient Greek city in the region of Phocis, noted for its oracle and religious significance.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | Hellenic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Apollo Abaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedInConflictWith | Persian forces ⓘ |
| hasAncientGreekName | Ἄβαι NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
fortification traces
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ temple foundations ⓘ |
| hasCultTitleOfDeity | Apollo Abaeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEra |
Classical antiquity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasModernCountry | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
oracle
ⓘ
sanctuary of Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfOracle | oracular sanctuary ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phocis NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAncientRegion | Locris-Phocis border area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Herodotus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Elateia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hyampolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oracleReputation | consulted by Greeks for divination ⓘ |
| partOf |
Delphic amphictyony (religious sphere)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
region of Phocis ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing |
Archaic period
ⓘ
Classical period ⓘ |
| rebuiltAfter | Persian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | Doric city ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | site of divination ⓘ |
| religiousRole | regional oracle alternative to Delphi ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | important oracle center in Phocis ⓘ |
| religiousStatus | sacred place ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous region of central Greece ⓘ |
| typeOfSettlement | polis ⓘ |
| worshipType | Apollo worship ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.