Sacred Way at Delphi
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The Sacred Way at Delphi is the ancient processional road that winds through the sanctuary of Apollo, lined with treasuries, monuments, and votive offerings left by Greek city-states and pilgrims visiting the famous oracle.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sacred Way at Delphi canonical | 8 |
| Sacred Way | 3 |
| Sacred Way of Delphi | 2 |
| Sacred Way entrance to the sanctuary | 1 |
| processional Sacred Way | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T619359 — 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: Sacred Way at Delphi Context triple: [Oracle of Apollo at Delphi, associatedWithSite, Sacred Way at Delphi]
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A.
Gymnasium of Delphi
The Gymnasium of Delphi is an ancient Greek athletic and training complex located below the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, where athletes prepared for competitions associated with the famous oracle and Panhellenic games.
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B.
Sanctuary of Apollo
The Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene is an important ancient Greek religious complex in modern-day Libya, dedicated to the god Apollo and central to the civic and spiritual life of the classical city.
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C.
Roman Agora of Delphi
The Roman Agora of Delphi is an ancient marketplace complex built during the Roman period at the sanctuary of Delphi, featuring shops and public spaces that served as a commercial and social hub.
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D.
Tholos of Delphi
The Tholos of Delphi is a circular 4th-century BCE sanctuary building at the ancient Greek site of Delphi, renowned for its elegant Doric and Corinthian architecture and its enigmatic religious function.
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E.
Theatre of Delphi
The Theatre of Delphi is an ancient Greek open-air theater built into the hillside of the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, renowned for its panoramic views over the valley and its role in religious festivals and dramatic performances.
- 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: Sacred Way at Delphi Target entity description: The Sacred Way at Delphi is the ancient processional road that winds through the sanctuary of Apollo, lined with treasuries, monuments, and votive offerings left by Greek city-states and pilgrims visiting the famous oracle.
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A.
Gymnasium of Delphi
The Gymnasium of Delphi is an ancient Greek athletic and training complex located below the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, where athletes prepared for competitions associated with the famous oracle and Panhellenic games.
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B.
Sanctuary of Apollo
The Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene is an important ancient Greek religious complex in modern-day Libya, dedicated to the god Apollo and central to the civic and spiritual life of the classical city.
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C.
Roman Agora of Delphi
The Roman Agora of Delphi is an ancient marketplace complex built during the Roman period at the sanctuary of Delphi, featuring shops and public spaces that served as a commercial and social hub.
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D.
Tholos of Delphi
The Tholos of Delphi is a circular 4th-century BCE sanctuary building at the ancient Greek site of Delphi, renowned for its elegant Doric and Corinthian architecture and its enigmatic religious function.
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E.
Theatre of Delphi
The Theatre of Delphi is an ancient Greek open-air theater built into the hillside of the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, renowned for its panoramic views over the valley and its role in religious festivals and dramatic performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient processional road
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archaeological feature ⓘ religious route ⓘ |
| accessibleTo | tourists ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Oracle of Apollo
ⓘ
surface form:
Delphic oracle
Pythian Games ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
display of Greek city-state prestige
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focus of Panhellenic religious activity ⓘ |
| currentCondition | archaeological remains ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Apollo ⓘ |
| function |
access route to the Temple of Apollo
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processional route for pilgrims ⓘ route for religious festivals and rituals ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Site of Delphi" ⓘ |
| leadsTo | Temple of Apollo at Delphi ⓘ |
| linedWith |
monuments
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statues ⓘ treasuries ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
central Greece
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surface form:
Central Greece
Delphi ⓘ Phocis ⓘ Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi ⓘ
surface form:
Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi
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| managedBy | Hellenic Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| material | stone paving ⓘ |
| near |
Polygonal Wall at Delphi
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Temple of Apollo at Delphi ⓘ Theatre of Delphi ⓘ
surface form:
theater of Delphi
|
| orientation | ascends the slope of Mount Parnassus ⓘ |
| partOf | Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi ⓘ |
| passesBy |
Athenian Treasury
ⓘ
Siphnian Treasury ⓘ
surface form:
Siphian Treasury
Treasury of the Corinthians ⓘ multiple city-state treasuries ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| shape | winding path ⓘ |
| startsNear | sanctuary entrance ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
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Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Greek city-states
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individual pilgrims ⓘ theoroi (sacred envoys) ⓘ |
| usedFor | approaching the Delphic oracle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sacred Way at Delphi Description of subject: The Sacred Way at Delphi is the ancient processional road that winds through the sanctuary of Apollo, lined with treasuries, monuments, and votive offerings left by Greek city-states and pilgrims visiting the famous oracle.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Oracle of Apollo at Delphi
this entity surface form:
Sacred Way of Delphi
this entity surface form:
Sacred Way
this entity surface form:
processional Sacred Way
this entity surface form:
Sacred Way of Delphi
this entity surface form:
Sacred Way entrance to the sanctuary
this entity surface form:
Sacred Way
this entity surface form:
Sacred Way