Panhellenic cult of Apollo
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The Panhellenic cult of Apollo was a widespread ancient Greek religious tradition centered on the worship of Apollo as a unifying deity of all Greek city-states, especially prominent at panhellenic sanctuaries like Delphi.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apollonian cult at Delphi | 1 |
| Delphic cult of Apollo | 1 |
| Pythian cult of Apollo | 1 |
| cult of Apollo at Delphi | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek religious cult
ⓘ
panhellenic cult ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Greek ethnic identity
ⓘ
archery ⓘ colonization ⓘ healing ⓘ inter-polis diplomacy ⓘ law ⓘ light ⓘ music ⓘ oracular consultation ⓘ order ⓘ panhellenism ⓘ poetry ⓘ prophecy ⓘ purification ⓘ sacred truces ⓘ |
| associatedWithSanctuary |
Clarion
ⓘ
Delos ⓘ Delphi ⓘ Didyma ⓘ Thermon ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
ⓘ
surface form:
Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi
|
| cultTitleOfDeity |
Apollo Alexikakos
ⓘ
Apollo ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo Delios
Apollo Karneios ⓘ Apollo Loxias ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo Lykios
Apollo Nomios ⓘ Apollo Paean ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo Pythios
|
| functionInSociety |
coordinating panhellenic festivals
ⓘ
legitimizing political decisions through oracles ⓘ mediating interstate disputes ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Aegean islands
ⓘ
Asia Minor Greek cities ⓘ Greek mainland ⓘ Magna Graecia ⓘ |
| linkedToInstitution |
Oracle of Apollo
ⓘ
surface form:
Delphic Oracle
Pythian Games ⓘ |
| linkedToPoliticalBody |
Amphictyonic League
ⓘ
surface form:
Amphictyonic League at Delphi
|
| mainDeity | Apollo ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionOf |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Greece
|
| ritualPractice |
animal sacrifice
ⓘ
choral performance ⓘ hymn singing ⓘ processions ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| unifyingFunctionFor | Greek city-states ⓘ |
| worshipType |
athletic worship
ⓘ
musical worship ⓘ oracular worship ⓘ sacrificial ritual ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pythian cult of Apollo
subject surface form:
Sacred Way (Delphi)
this entity surface form:
Apollonian cult at Delphi
this entity surface form:
cult of Apollo at Delphi
this entity surface form:
Delphic cult of Apollo