Vineta
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Vineta is a legendary medieval Baltic Sea trading city, often associated with the island of Wolin and famed in myth as a wealthy metropolis lost beneath the waves.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legendary city
ⓘ
lost city ⓘ mythological place ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Baltic Sea trade
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Pomerania NERFINISHED ⓘ island of Wolin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDestructionInLegend |
divine punishment
ⓘ
moral decay of inhabitants ⓘ |
| culture |
Germanic
ⓘ
Slavic ⓘ |
| describedAs |
rich trading city
ⓘ
wealthy metropolis ⓘ |
| economicRoleInLegend |
international trading hub
ⓘ
major Baltic emporium ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
hubris and downfall
ⓘ
warning against greed ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
historicity disputed
ⓘ
semi-legendary trading center ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
submerged cultural memory
ⓘ
transience of wealth ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Wolin archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
early modern travel literature
ⓘ
medieval chronicles ⓘ |
| mythType | sunken city legend ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Jomsborg-Vineta (in some theories)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vineta NERFINISHED ⓘ Wineta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfTradition |
Baltic Sea folklore
ⓘ
German folklore ⓘ Pomeranian legends ⓘ |
| possibleLocation |
Wolin, Poland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mouth of the Oder River ⓘ off the coast of Usedom ⓘ |
| relatedLegend |
Atlantis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lyonesse NERFINISHED ⓘ Rungholt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| researchedBy |
archaeologists
ⓘ
historians ⓘ |
| saidToBeDestroyedBy |
flood
ⓘ
the sea ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
German Romantic literature
ⓘ
local tourist narratives ⓘ poems ⓘ songs ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
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