Sacred Harbor of Delos
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The Sacred Harbor of Delos is the principal ancient port of the island of Delos in Greece, historically serving as a major religious and commercial maritime hub of the Aegean.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sacred Harbor of Delos canonical | 1 |
| harbor of Delos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5395702 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sacred Harbor of Delos Context triple: [Agora of the Italians, hasNearbySite, Sacred Harbor of Delos]
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A.
Sanctuary of Apollo on Delos
The Sanctuary of Apollo on Delos is an important ancient Greek religious complex on the island of Delos, renowned as a major pan-Hellenic cult center dedicated to the god Apollo.
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B.
Delos
Delos is a sacred Aegean island revered in ancient Greek religion as the legendary birthplace of Apollo and Artemis and a major religious and commercial center.
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C.
Sanctuary of Apollo
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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D.
Cape Sounion
Cape Sounion is a promontory in southern Greece famed for its clifftop Temple of Poseidon overlooking the Aegean Sea and its spectacular sunsets.
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E.
Temple of Hera Lacinia
The Temple of Hera Lacinia is an ancient Greek Doric temple in Agrigento, Sicily, renowned as one of the principal sanctuaries within the archaeological complex of the Valley of the Temples.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sacred Harbor of Delos Target entity description: The Sacred Harbor of Delos is the principal ancient port of the island of Delos in Greece, historically serving as a major religious and commercial maritime hub of the Aegean.
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A.
Sanctuary of Apollo on Delos
The Sanctuary of Apollo on Delos is an important ancient Greek religious complex on the island of Delos, renowned as a major pan-Hellenic cult center dedicated to the god Apollo.
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B.
Delos
Delos is a sacred Aegean island revered in ancient Greek religion as the legendary birthplace of Apollo and Artemis and a major religious and commercial center.
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C.
Sanctuary of Apollo
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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D.
Cape Sounion
Cape Sounion is a promontory in southern Greece famed for its clifftop Temple of Poseidon overlooking the Aegean Sea and its spectacular sunsets.
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E.
Temple of Hera Lacinia
The Temple of Hera Lacinia is an ancient Greek Doric temple in Agrigento, Sicily, renowned as one of the principal sanctuaries within the archaeological complex of the Valley of the Temples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient harbor
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Delian League
NERFINISHED
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Delian religious festivals ⓘ Sanctuary of Apollo on Delos NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek ⓘ |
| currentState | ruined harbor basin ⓘ |
| currentUse |
archaeological visitation site
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
access to the main sacred precincts of Delos
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quays for ships ⓘ sea-facing sanctuaries nearby ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commercial harbor
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maritime hub ⓘ religious harbor ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfTraffic |
merchants
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religious pilgrims ⓘ sailors ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
entry point for offerings to the Delian sanctuaries
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gateway to the sacred island of Delos ⓘ transshipment point for goods in the Aegean ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea
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Cyclades NERFINISHED ⓘ Greece ⓘ island of Delos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Hellenic Ministry of Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sanctuary of Delos
NERFINISHED
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UNESCO World Heritage Site Delos NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient city of Delos ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing |
Archaic period of ancient Greece
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Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| sea | Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
key node in ancient Mediterranean trade routes
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major commercial center of the Aegean ⓘ major religious center of the Aegean ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite | Delos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anchorage of merchant ships
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arrival of worshippers to Delian sanctuaries ⓘ naval and commercial shipping ⓘ pilgrimage traffic ⓘ trade in the Aegean ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sacred Harbor of Delos Description of subject: The Sacred Harbor of Delos is the principal ancient port of the island of Delos in Greece, historically serving as a major religious and commercial maritime hub of the Aegean.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
harbor of Delos