Samothrace

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Greek island Hellenistic sculpture ancient sanctuary island

Samothrace is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea, renowned for its rugged terrain, ancient sanctuaries, and the discovery of the famous Hellenistic sculpture Nike of Samothrace.

Aliases (4)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Greek island → Hellenistic sculpture → ancient sanctuary → island →
administrativeRegion	East Macedonia and Thrace →
associatedWithArtifact	Nike of Samothrace →
associatedWithDeity	Great Gods (Theoi Megaloi) →
country	Greece →
countrySubdivision	Evros regional unit →
currentlyLocatedIn	Louvre Museum →
demonym	Samothracian →
elevation	approximately 1611 metres →
foundAt	Samothrace →
hasArchaeologicalSite	Sanctuary of the Great Gods → ancient city of Samothrace →
hasCapital	Samothraki (Chora) →
hasClimate	Mediterranean climate →
hasCoastline	rocky →
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture → fishing → tourism →
hasHighestPoint	Mount Fengari →
hasNaturalFeature	Fonias Gorge → Kremasto waterfall →
hasRelief	mountainous →
hasReligiousSite	Orthodox Christian churches →
hasSettlement	Kamariotissa → Therma →
historicalPeriod	Ancient Greece → Hellenistic period → Roman period →
knownFor	Sanctuary of the Great Gods → discovery site of Nike of Samothrace → mystery cult of the Great Gods → rugged mountainous terrain → waterfalls and streams →
language	Greek →
locatedIn	Aegean Sea → North Aegean region → northern Aegean Sea →
locatedInBodyOfWater	Thracian Sea →
locatedOn	Samothrace →
partOf	Thrace region (historical) →
rejoinedCountry	Greece →
rejoinedCountryYear	1913 →
wasPartOf	Byzantine Empire → Ottoman Empire →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Dardanus →	associatedPlace
Aegean islands →	contains
Iasion →	cultRegion
Winged Victory of Samothrace →	discoveredIn
Nike of Samothrace →	foundAt
Samothrace ("ancient city of Samothrace") →	hasArchaeologicalSite
Samothrace ("Samothraki (Chora)") →	hasCapital
Aegean Sea →	hasPart
Sanctuary of the Great Gods →	locatedOn
Dardanus →	mythologicalOrigin
Winged Victory of Samothrace →	originalLocation