Sacred Lake of Delos

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The Sacred Lake of Delos is an ancient, now-dry lake on the island of Delos in Greece, revered in Greek mythology as the birthplace of Apollo and Artemis and central to their cult worship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
dry lake
religious site
associatedWithDeity Apollo NERFINISHED
Artemis NERFINISHED
Leto NERFINISHED
associatedWithMyth birth of Apollo and Artemis to Leto
country Greece
cultCenterOf Apollo NERFINISHED
Artemis NERFINISHED
culturalSphere ancient Greek world
dedicatedTo Apollo NERFINISHED
Artemis NERFINISHED
governedBySanctuaryAuthority Delian sanctuary administration NERFINISHED
hasCurrentCondition archaeological remains only
hasMythologicalSignificance birthplace of Apollo
birthplace of Artemis
hasOriginalFunction focal point of Delian cult landscape
sacred water basin
hasReligion ancient Greek religion
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED
locatedIn Aegean Sea
Cyclades NERFINISHED
South Aegean administrative region NERFINISHED
locatedNear Temple of Apollo on Delos NERFINISHED
Terrace of the Lions NERFINISHED
locatedOn island of Delos NERFINISHED
nearbyStructure Naxian Lions (Terrace of the Lions) NERFINISHED
partOf Sanctuary of Apollo on Delos NERFINISHED
archaeological site of Delos
periodOfMajorUse Archaic period of ancient Greece
Classical period of ancient Greece
Hellenistic period
shape circular
status dry
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteCriteria (ii)
(iii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteDesignationYear 1990
UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf Delos NERFINISHED
usedFor religious ceremonies
ritual purification
wasDrainedInCentury 19th century

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

Delian cult of Apollo ritualSpace Sacred Lake of Delos
Terrace of the Lions faces Sacred Lake of Delos
Temple of Apollo nearbyStructure Sacred Lake of Delos
subject surface form: Temple of Apollo (Delos)