Delia festival
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The Delia festival was an ancient Greek religious celebration held on the island of Delos in honor of Apollo, featuring athletic, musical, and religious events that attracted participants from across the Aegean.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Panhellenic festival
ⓘ
ancient Greek religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Artemis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSanctuary | Sanctuary of Apollo on Delos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attractedParticipantsFrom |
Aegean islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cyclades NERFINISHED ⓘ Ionian cities ⓘ |
| cultFocus | Apollo’s Delian cult NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| featuredCompetition |
athletic games
ⓘ
choral agones ⓘ musical agones ⓘ |
| festivalCategory |
island sanctuary festival
ⓘ
music and games festival ⓘ |
| heldOn | island of Delos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredAspectOfApollo | Apollo Delios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredDeity | Apollo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedEventType |
athletic competitions
ⓘ
choral performances ⓘ musical contests ⓘ processions ⓘ religious rituals ⓘ sacrifices ⓘ |
| languageContext | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| linkedToMyth |
birth of Apollo on Delos
ⓘ
birth of Artemis on Delos ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
expression of Aegean unity
ⓘ
platform for inter-polis relations ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Delos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
affirmation of sacred status of Delos
ⓘ
communal worship of Apollo ⓘ |
| religiousRite |
animal sacrifice
ⓘ
libations ⓘ prayers to Apollo ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Greek polytheism ⓘ |
| sacredCenter | Delian sanctuary complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Classical Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| travelPattern | pilgrimage to Delos ⓘ |
| typeOfMusicPerformed | hymns to Apollo ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Temple of Apollo (Delos)