Διόσπολις
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Διόσπολις is an ancient Greek name used for several cities, most notably the Egyptian city of Thebes (Luxor), meaning “City of Zeus.”
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek exonym
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ancient city name ⓘ toponym ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Ancient Greek culture ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Greek place names
ⓘ
Exonyms for Egyptian cities ⓘ |
| correspondsToEgyptianName | Waset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondsToModernCity | Luxor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equivalentTheologicalAssociation | Amun-Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymologyComponent |
Ζεύς (Zeus)
NERFINISHED
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πόλις (city) ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Diospolis
NERFINISHED
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Diospolis Magna NERFINISHED ⓘ Diospolis Parva NERFINISHED ⓘ Διόσπολις ἡ μεγάλη (Diospolis the Great) NERFINISHED ⓘ Διόσπολις ἡ μικρά (Diospolis the Lesser) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| linkedToConcept | syncretism of Greek and Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Egypt ⓘ |
| meaning | City of Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUsage | name for Thebes, major religious center of Egypt ⓘ |
| refersToDeity | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transliteration | Diospolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Greek geographers
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Hellenistic authors ⓘ Roman-era Greek writers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Thebes (Luxor)
NERFINISHED
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a city in Lower Egypt (Diospolis Parva) ⓘ ancient Egyptian city of Waset ⓘ Θῆβαι Αἰγύπτου (Thebes in Egypt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedForMultipleCities | true ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
Hellenistic period
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Roman period ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Greek alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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