Sanctuary of Zeus Naios
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The Sanctuary of Zeus Naios was the central sacred precinct at Dodona in Epirus, Greece, where one of the oldest Greek oracles operated in a grove sacred to Zeus.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek sanctuary
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ religious precinct ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Dione NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralSacredPrecinctOf | Dodona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultPlaceOf |
Dione
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
Archaic Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Greek Archaeological Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Konstantinos Karapanos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicSetting | mountainous valley in Epirus ⓘ |
| hasEpitheton | Zeus Naios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cult center
ⓘ
oracle ⓘ |
| hasModernUse |
archaeological research site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasSacredFeature |
sacred grove
ⓘ
sacred oak tree ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
altars
ⓘ
enclosure wall ⓘ priests’ buildings ⓘ stoas ⓘ temple of Dione NERFINISHED ⓘ temple of Zeus ⓘ votive monuments ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | archaeological site of national importance (Greece) ⓘ |
| knownSinceAntiquityAs | one of the oldest Greek oracles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dodona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Epirus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Herodotus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| near | modern village of Dodoni ⓘ |
| olderThan | Oracle of Delphi (as an oracle site) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oracleMethod |
interpretation of bronze cauldrons
ⓘ
interpretation of doves ⓘ interpretation of sounds of sacred oak ⓘ |
| oracleType | Zeus oracle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Oracle of Dodona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfCult | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| usedFor |
consulting the oracle
ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ sacrificial rituals ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona
subject surface form:
Theatre of Dodona