Sanctuary of Athena Alea
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The Sanctuary of Athena Alea was a major ancient Greek religious complex in Tegea, renowned for its impressive temple and its role as a prominent cult center of the goddess Athena in Arcadia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sanctuary of Athena Alea canonical | 1 |
| Temple of Athena Alea | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8954325 — 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 Athena Alea Context triple: [Tegea, hasSanctuary, Sanctuary of Athena Alea]
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Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia
The Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia is an ancient religious complex at Delphi in Greece, famed for its iconic circular tholos and its role as a monumental gateway to the main Delphic sanctuary.
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Temple of Athena
The Temple of Athena in Pergamon was an important ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Athena, renowned for its prominent position on the acropolis and its role in the religious and civic life of the city.
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Temple of Athena
The Temple of Athena is an ancient Greek sanctuary in Metapontum, southern Italy, dedicated to the goddess Athena and notable for its classical Doric architecture.
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Temple of Athena
The Temple of Athena at Priene is a well-preserved example of classical Ionic Greek architecture, designed in the 4th century BCE and traditionally attributed to the architect Pytheos.
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sanctuary of Athena
The sanctuary of Athena at Elateia was an ancient Greek religious complex dedicated to the worship of the goddess Athena, serving as a local center of cult and civic identity in the region of Phocis.
- 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 Athena Alea Target entity description: The Sanctuary of Athena Alea was a major ancient Greek religious complex in Tegea, renowned for its impressive temple and its role as a prominent cult center of the goddess Athena in Arcadia.
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A.
Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia
The Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia is an ancient religious complex at Delphi in Greece, famed for its iconic circular tholos and its role as a monumental gateway to the main Delphic sanctuary.
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B.
Temple of Athena
The Temple of Athena is an ancient Greek sanctuary in Metapontum, southern Italy, dedicated to the goddess Athena and notable for its classical Doric architecture.
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C.
Temple of Athena
The Temple of Athena at Priene is a well-preserved example of classical Ionic Greek architecture, designed in the 4th century BCE and traditionally attributed to the architect Pytheos.
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D.
Temple of Athena
The Temple of Athena in Pergamon was an important ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Athena, renowned for its prominent position on the acropolis and its role in the religious and civic life of the city.
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E.
sanctuary of Athena
The sanctuary of Athena at Elateia was an ancient Greek religious complex dedicated to the worship of the goddess Athena, serving as a local center of cult and civic identity in the region of Phocis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek geographer
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ancient Greek sanctuary ⓘ ancient Greek temple ⓘ religious complex ⓘ |
| architect | Scopas of Paros NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Arcadian identity ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Greek archaeological sites in the Peloponnese
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Sanctuaries of Athena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important Arcadian sanctuary
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major religious center in the Peloponnese ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Athena Alea
NERFINISHED
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Athena Alea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicationType | pan-Arcadian sanctuary ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists ⓘ |
| famousFor |
impressive temple
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prominent cult of Athena ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | ruins of Temple of Athena Alea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | Classical Greek architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
altar of Athena Alea
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large temple platform ⓘ |
| hasFinds |
architectural fragments
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inscriptions ⓘ sculptural fragments ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalAssociation | Athena as protector of Tegea ⓘ |
| hasTemple | Temple of Athena Alea at Tegea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arcadia
NERFINISHED
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Peloponnese ⓘ Sanctuary of Athena Alea NERFINISHED ⓘ Tegea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainDeity | Athena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Doric order ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient city of Tegea ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing | Classical period ⓘ |
| rebuiltIn | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| regionOfCult | Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| replacedEarlierStructure | Archaic temple of Athena Alea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfOrigin | Archaic period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
oracular consultation
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religious festivals ⓘ sacrifices ⓘ |
| wasMajorCultCenterOf | Athena in Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sanctuary of Athena Alea Description of subject: The Sanctuary of Athena Alea was a major ancient Greek religious complex in Tegea, renowned for its impressive temple and its role as a prominent cult center of the goddess Athena in Arcadia.
Referenced by (2)
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