Didyma
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Didyma was an ancient Greek sanctuary in Ionia famed for its monumental Temple of Apollo and influential oracle.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Apollo at Didyma | 0 |
| Branchidae | 0 |
| sanctuary of Didyma | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek temple
ⓘ
ancient Greek sanctuary ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ oracle site ⓘ priestly family ⓘ |
| architecturalOrder | Ionic ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Apollo Didymeus ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Miletus ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | late 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| currentUse | archaeological and tourist site ⓘ |
| declineInPeriod | late antiquity ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Apollo
ⓘ
Apollo ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Persians ⓘ |
| destroyedInCentury | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| distanceFromMiletus | about 18 kilometers ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | German archaeologists ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Roman period ⓘ |
| function |
center of divination
ⓘ
religious pilgrimage center ⓘ |
| hadPriesthood | Branchidae ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
colossal column bases
ⓘ
monumental staircase of the temple ⓘ sacred way to Miletus ⓘ |
| hasPart | Temple of Apollo at Didyma ⓘ |
| importance | one of the major oracles of the Greek world ⓘ |
| knownFor |
monumental Temple of Apollo
ⓘ
oracle of Apollo ⓘ |
| languageOfCult | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Didyma
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
Ionia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Miletus ⓘ |
| majorExcavationsBegan | early 20th century ⓘ |
| nearestModernSettlement | Didim ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
deep inner court (adyton)
ⓘ
massive unfinished peristyle ⓘ sacred spring ⓘ |
| oracleType | oracular sanctuary of Apollo ⓘ |
| patron |
Seleucid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Seleucid rulers
|
| rebuiltInPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| region | Caria ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| servedAt | Didyma self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| visitedBy | pilgrims seeking oracles ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
sanctuary of Didyma
subject surface form:
Temple of Apollo at Didyma