Sanctuary of Apollo

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek sanctuary
religious complex
architecturalStyle Greek architecture
associatedCity Cyrene
associatedDeity Apollo Karneios
associatedWith Greek civic identity in Cyrene
Cyrenaica
surface form: Greek colonization of Cyrenaica

Hellenistic period
classical antiquity
oracle practices
country Libya
culture Ancient Greek culture
currentCondition archaeological ruins
dedicatedTo Apollo
function civic ceremonies
religious worship
ritual processions
governingBody Libyan antiquities authorities
hasArchaeologicalRemains altars
sacred precinct
temple structures
hasType urban sanctuary
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Cyrene)
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component
inscribedOnUNESCOList 1982 (as part of Cyrene)
locatedIn Cyrenaica
Cyrene
Libya
locatedNear modern Shahhat
locatedOn plateau above the coastal plain
mainDeity Apollo
material stone
openToPublic yes
partOf Archaeological Site of Cyrene
religious topography of Cyrene
region North Africa
religion Ancient Greek religion
significance central to civic life of Cyrene
central to spiritual life of Cyrene
timePeriod Classical period
Hellenistic period
Roman period use
usedFor public festivals
sacrificial rituals
votive offerings

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

Cyrene hasSite Sanctuary of Apollo
Sacred Way locatedIn Sanctuary of Apollo
subject surface form: Sacred Way (Delphi)
this entity surface form: Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi