Onchestus
E592961
Onchestus was an ancient Boeotian town known for its sanctuary of Poseidon and its association with the Boeotian League.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Boeotian town
ⓘ
ancient Greek city ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Boeotian League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Boeotian poleis
ⓘ
Former populated places in Greece ⓘ Populated places in ancient Boeotia ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| cultDeity | Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineIn | Roman period ⓘ |
| epithetOfCultDeity | Poseidon Onchestios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor | sanctuary of Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionedAs | meeting place of the Boeotian League ⓘ |
| GreekName | Ὄγχηστος NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains | ruins of sanctuary of Poseidon ⓘ |
| hasSanctuaryOf | Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | sanctuary site ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Boeotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Haliartus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Copais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | road between Thebes and Chalcis ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Homer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Homeric Hymn to Apollo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iliad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | territory of Haliartus ⓘ |
| region | central Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCenterOf | Boeotians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.