sanctuary of Artemis Orthia

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ancient Greek sanctuary archaeological site

The sanctuary of Artemis Orthia was an important religious and civic center in ancient Sparta, dedicated to a local form of the goddess Artemis and known for its ritual practices and public ceremonies.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Artemis Orthia sanctuary in Sparta 1
Sanctuary of Artemis Orthia 0

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek sanctuary ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
associatedWith Spartan agoge ⓘ
Spartan civic life ⓘ
Spartan education system ⓘ
Spartan religious practices ⓘ
contains altar ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ
lead figurines ⓘ
temple foundations ⓘ
terracotta figurines ⓘ
theater-like seating ⓘ
votive offerings ⓘ
cultTitleOfDeity Orthia NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalPeriod ancient Sparta ⓘ
dedicatedTo Artemis Orthia NERFINISHED ⓘ
deityType local form of Artemis ⓘ
devotedToCultOf Artemis NERFINISHED ⓘ
excavatedBy British School at Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ
excavationBeganIn early 20th century ⓘ
flourishedDuring Archaic period ⓘ
Classical period ⓘ
Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
functionedAs civic center ⓘ
religious center ⓘ
heritageStatus important archaeological monument of Greece ⓘ
knownFor cheese-stealing contests ⓘ
flagellation rituals ⓘ
public ceremonies ⓘ
rites of passage ⓘ
ritual practices ⓘ
linkedTo Spartan identity ⓘ
Spartan military ethos ⓘ
Spartan social discipline ⓘ
locatedIn Greece ⓘ
Laconia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ
Sparta NERFINISHED ⓘ
mentionedBy Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion ancient Greek religion ⓘ
situatedNear Eurotas River NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spartan city center ⓘ
usedFor coming-of-age rituals ⓘ
initiation of Spartan youths ⓘ
state-sponsored festivals ⓘ
visitedBy Spartan citizens ⓘ
Spartan youths ⓘ
foreign visitors ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Orthia → worshippedAt → sanctuary of Artemis Orthia ⓘ
Orthia → hasSanctuary → sanctuary of Artemis Orthia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Artemis Orthia sanctuary in Sparta