sanctuary of Olympia
E75009
Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ancient Greek sanctuary
archaeological site
athletic center
chryselephantine cult statue
religious center
The sanctuary of Olympia is an ancient Greek religious and athletic center in the Peloponnese, renowned as the site of the original Olympic Games dedicated to Zeus.
All labels observed (16)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T565526 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: sanctuary of Olympia Context triple: [valley of the Alfeios River, contains, sanctuary of Olympia]
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Gymnasion of Olympia
The Gymnasion of Olympia is an ancient Greek athletic training complex where competitors prepared for events in the Olympic Games.
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Prytaneion of Olympia
The Prytaneion of Olympia was an ancient Greek civic building at the sanctuary of Olympia where officials dined, sacred hearth fires burned, and victors in the Olympic Games were ceremonially honored.
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Temple of Zeus at Olympia
The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was a monumental Doric sanctuary in ancient Greece, famed for housing the colossal chryselephantine Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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Palaestra of Olympia
The Palaestra of Olympia is an ancient Greek training ground at the sanctuary of Olympia, where athletes, especially wrestlers, prepared and practiced for the Olympic Games.
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Temple of Hera at Olympia
The Temple of Hera at Olympia is an ancient Greek Doric temple dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned as one of the oldest monumental structures in the sanctuary of Olympia and a key site in the history of Greek architecture and religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: sanctuary of Olympia Target entity description: The sanctuary of Olympia is an ancient Greek religious and athletic center in the Peloponnese, renowned as the site of the original Olympic Games dedicated to Zeus.
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A.
Gymnasion of Olympia
The Gymnasion of Olympia is an ancient Greek athletic training complex where competitors prepared for events in the Olympic Games.
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B.
Prytaneion of Olympia
The Prytaneion of Olympia was an ancient Greek civic building at the sanctuary of Olympia where officials dined, sacred hearth fires burned, and victors in the Olympic Games were ceremonially honored.
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C.
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
The Temple of Zeus at Olympia was a monumental Doric sanctuary in ancient Greece, famed for housing the colossal chryselephantine Statue of Zeus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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D.
Palaestra of Olympia
The Palaestra of Olympia is an ancient Greek training ground at the sanctuary of Olympia, where athletes, especially wrestlers, prepared and practiced for the Olympic Games.
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E.
Temple of Hera at Olympia
The Temple of Hera at Olympia is an ancient Greek Doric temple dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned as one of the oldest monumental structures in the sanctuary of Olympia and a key site in the history of Greek architecture and religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: sanctuary of Olympia Description of subject: The sanctuary of Olympia is an ancient Greek religious and athletic center in the Peloponnese, renowned as the site of the original Olympic Games dedicated to Zeus.
Referenced by (73)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sanctuary of Olympia
this entity surface form:
Panhellenic sanctuary of Olympia
subject surface form:
Kronion Hill
subject surface form:
Kronion Hill
this entity surface form:
ancient sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia
this entity surface form:
ancient Olympia
this entity surface form:
ancient Olympia sanctuary
subject surface form:
Elis
this entity surface form:
Ancient Olympia
this entity surface form:
Ancient Olympia
subject surface form:
Elis