Heraion at Pyrgi
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The Heraion at Pyrgi was an important ancient sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, located at the port of the Etruscan city of Caere (modern Cerveteri) on the Tyrrhenian coast of Italy.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Heraion
ⓘ
ancient sanctuary ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pyrgi Tablets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Caere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Etruscan civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| currentCondition | archaeological ruins ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Hera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Italian archaeologists ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | Archaic period ⓘ |
| hasAccessTo | Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | Pyrgi archaeological area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Etruscan-Italic temple architecture ⓘ |
| hasCultType |
maritime sanctuary
ⓘ
state sanctuary of Caere ⓘ |
| hasDeityType |
Hera as protector of marriage
ⓘ
Hera as protector of seafaring ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
altar area
ⓘ
port-related cult installations ⓘ temple platform ⓘ |
| hasFunction | religious sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
terracotta
ⓘ
tufa ⓘ |
| hasModernMunicipality | Santa Marinella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFind | gold tablets with Etruscan and Phoenician inscriptions ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
study of Etruscan religion
ⓘ
study of Etruscan-Phoenician contacts ⓘ study of Mediterranean trade routes ⓘ |
| isNear | Cerveteri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cerveteri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pyrgi NERFINISHED ⓘ port of Caere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Italy ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Lazio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Tyrrhenian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | sanctuary complex at Pyrgi ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Etruscan religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedUntilCentury | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
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