Oracle of Amun

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ancient Egyptian temple oracular shrine religious sanctuary

The Oracle of Amun was an influential ancient Egyptian religious sanctuary and prophetic center at the Siwa Oasis, famed for its consultations by figures such as Alexander the Great.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Oracle of Ammon at Siwa	1
Oracle of Amun at Siwa	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian temple ⓘ oracular shrine ⓘ religious sanctuary ⓘ
access	caravan routes across the Libyan Desert ⓘ
AlexanderTheGreatConsultation	recognition as son of Amun ⓘ
approximateFoundationPeriod	New Kingdom or later ⓘ
archaeologicalRemains	temple ruins at Siwa ⓘ
associatedDeity	Amun NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeus-Ammon NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Ancient Egyptian oracles ⓘ Oracular sanctuaries in antiquity ⓘ Temples of Amun NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Egypt ⓘ
culturalContext	Libyan Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient Egyptian ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Amun NERFINISHED ⓘ
floruit	Late Period of ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaic period NERFINISHED ⓘ
function	consultation of the god Amun ⓘ political legitimation of rulers ⓘ religious pilgrimage center ⓘ
geographicalSetting	isolated oasis in the Libyan Desert ⓘ
heritageStatus	part of Siwa Oasis archaeological heritage ⓘ
historicalReputation	one of the most famous oracles of the ancient Mediterranean ⓘ
influenced	Hellenistic ruler cults ⓘ
knownFor	association with Alexander the Great ⓘ oracular consultations ⓘ prophecy ⓘ
languageOfCult	Egyptian ⓘ
laterInterpretedAs	oracle of Zeus-Ammon in Greek tradition ⓘ
linkedMyth	divine parentage of Alexander the Great ⓘ
linkedTo	cult of Amun at Thebes (theologically) ⓘ
locatedIn	Siwa Oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Desert of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
mediumOfDivination	priestly interpretation of signs ⓘ ritual processions of the god’s image ⓘ
partOf	oasis settlement of Siwa ⓘ
politicalRole	confirmation of royal titles ⓘ source of divine endorsement ⓘ
region	Marmarica NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
typeOfSite	desert oasis sanctuary ⓘ
visitedBy	Alexander III of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ Alexander the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ foreign rulers ⓘ pharaohs of Egypt ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Siwa Oasis → knownFor → Oracle of Amun ⓘ

Campaign against the Oasis of Siwa → associatedWith → Oracle of Amun ⓘ

Campaign against the Oasis of Siwa → relatedTo → Oracle of Amun ⓘ

this entity surface form: Oracle of Amun at Siwa

Jupiter (as Jupiter Ammon) → worshipPlace → Oracle of Amun ⓘ

subject surface form: Jupiter Ammon

this entity surface form: Oracle of Ammon at Siwa