Leontopolis
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Leontopolis was an ancient Egyptian city in the Nile Delta notable for its temple complex and cult dedicated to lion-associated deities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leontopolis canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient Egyptian city ⓘ |
| associatedWithAnimal | lion ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeityType | lion gods ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| hasArchaeologicalInterest | temple remains ⓘ |
| hasCult | cult of lion-associated deities ⓘ |
| hasCultType |
animal cult
ⓘ
local deity cult ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | regional religious center ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cult installations
ⓘ
monumental temple architecture ⓘ sanctuaries for lion deities ⓘ |
| hasGreekName | Leontopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning | City of Lions ⓘ |
| hasTempleComplex | Temple of lion-associated deities at Leontopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUrbanType |
provincial city
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cult of lion-associated deities
ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nile Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Nile River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Egyptian religious centers ⓘ |
| region | Egyptian Nile Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Hellenistic Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pharaonic Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipPractices |
offerings in temple complex
ⓘ
veneration of lion-form deities ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.