Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Samothrace

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ancient Greek religious sanctuary archaeological site mystery cult center

The Sanctuary of the Great Gods on Samothrace is an ancient Greek religious complex famed for its mystery cult and as the site where initiates sought protection and divine favor from the enigmatic Great Gods.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sanctuary of the Great Gods on Samothrace	2

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek religious sanctuary ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ mystery cult center ⓘ
archaeologicalExcavationsBy	American School of Classical Studies at Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Lehmann NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Hellenistic royal patrons ⓘ Macedonian kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Nike of Samothrace NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemaic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithDeity	Axieros NERFINISHED ⓘ Axiokersa NERFINISHED ⓘ Axiokersos NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Gods NERFINISHED ⓘ Kabiroi NERFINISHED ⓘ Kadmilus NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWorkOfArt	Winged Victory of Samothrace NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Greece ⓘ
cultType	mystery cult ⓘ
devotedTo	Great Gods of Samothrace NERFINISHED ⓘ
floruitCentury	3rd century BCE ⓘ 4th century BCE ⓘ
function	place of pilgrimage ⓘ site of initiation into Samothracian Mysteries ⓘ
hasStructure	Anaktoron NERFINISHED ⓘ Hall of Choral Dancers NERFINISHED ⓘ Hieron NERFINISHED ⓘ Propylon of Ptolemy II NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacred Way NERFINISHED ⓘ Stoa ⓘ Theatre ⓘ altar complex ⓘ initiation halls ⓘ temenos walls ⓘ
heritageStatus	major archaeological site of Greece ⓘ
knownFor	Hellenistic monumental architecture ⓘ esoteric rituals ⓘ initiation rites ⓘ promise of protection at sea ⓘ promise of safety in life and afterlife ⓘ
locatedIn	Greece ⓘ North Aegean NERFINISHED ⓘ Samothrace NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnIsland	Samothrace NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearWaterBody	Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
periodOfUse	Classical period ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ
religion	ancient Greek religion ⓘ
terrain	mountainous ravine ⓘ
visitedBy	Hellenistic elites ⓘ Olympias NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip II of Macedon NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Gods of Samothrace → worshipPlace → Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Samothrace ⓘ

Great Gods of Samothrace → archaeologicalSite → Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Samothrace ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sanctuary of the Great Gods on Samothrace

Samothracian Mysteries → mainSanctuary → Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Samothrace ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sanctuary of the Great Gods on Samothrace