Pelinna
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Pelinna was an ancient city in Thessaly, Greece, notable as an archaeological site where Orphic gold tablets associated with mystery cult funerary practices were discovered.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalFind |
Orphic gold lamellae
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inscribed funerary tablets ⓘ tombs ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRemains |
city walls
ⓘ
necropolis ⓘ public buildings ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Orphic eschatology
ⓘ
initiation into mysteries ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| currency | issued its own coinage ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Greek archaeologists ⓘ |
| fortificationType | walled city ⓘ |
| funeraryBelief | afterlife guidance texts on gold tablets ⓘ |
| funeraryPractice | use of inscribed gold tablets in burials ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Pelinnaeon
NERFINISHED
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Pelinnaeum NERFINISHED ⓘ Pelinnaion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageType | Greek archaeological heritage ⓘ |
| inhabitedDuring |
Classical period
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Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Orphic gold tablets
NERFINISHED
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archaeological excavations ⓘ mystery cult funerary practices ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Thessaly
NERFINISHED
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ancient Thessaly ⓘ region of Trikala ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
modern town of Trikala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern village of Palaiogardiki ⓘ |
| locatedOn | left bank of the Peneios River ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Livy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ |
| modernSite | identified with archaeological site near Palaiogardiki ⓘ |
| nearGeographicalFeature | Peneios valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Thessalian political affairs ⓘ |
| partOf | Doris of Thessaly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | polis ⓘ |
| regionType | inland Thessaly ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation |
Dionysiac cults
ⓘ
Orphic mysteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicLocation | near passes between Thessaly and Epirus ⓘ |
| tabletsDateTo |
4th century BCE
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Hellenistic period ⓘ |
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