Sacred Way of Delos
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The Sacred Way of Delos is the principal processional road on the island of Delos, lined with monuments and sanctuaries, that formed the ceremonial route to the great sanctuary of Apollo in ancient Greek religious practice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sacred Way of Delos canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient processional road
ⓘ
religious route ⓘ |
| accessRestriction | pedestrian only ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsBy | French School at Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Apollo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Artemis NERFINISHED ⓘ Leto NERFINISHED ⓘ other Delian cults ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Greek archaeological heritage ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Sanctuary of Apollo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
harbor of Delos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| currentCondition | archaeological remains ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
flanked by bases of monuments
ⓘ
flanked by statues ⓘ flanked by votive offerings ⓘ lined with monuments ⓘ lined with sanctuaries ⓘ stone-paved road ⓘ |
| governedBy | Hellenic Ministry of Culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
processional route
ⓘ
religious ceremonial route ⓘ |
| hasNameInGreek | Ιερά Οδός της Δήλου NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | sacred way ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Delos ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea
ⓘ
Cyclades NERFINISHED ⓘ Delos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| orientation | from harbor toward sanctuary of Apollo ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sanctuary of Apollo on Delos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
archaeological site of Delos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance |
main access route to the great sanctuary of Apollo
ⓘ
principal processional axis of Delos ⓘ |
| significance |
central axis of religious topography of Delos
ⓘ
symbolic link between sea approach and sacred precinct ⓘ |
| tourism |
open-air archaeological attraction
ⓘ
visited by tourists ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1990 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
religious festivals
ⓘ
ritual activities ⓘ sacred processions ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.