Labraunda

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Labraunda was an ancient Carian sanctuary and cult center dedicated primarily to Zeus Labraundos, located in the mountains north of Mylasa in southwestern Anatolia.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Labraunda canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient sanctuary
archaeological site
religious center
associatedWith Ada of Caria
Hecatomnid dynasty
Idrieus
Mausolus
connectedTo Mylasa
country Turkey
culture Carian
currentUse archaeological park
dedicatedTo Zeus Labraundos
excavatedBy Swedish archaeological mission
excavationStart 1948
hasBuilding Andron A
Andron B
East Stoa
linked to: Stoa

Oikoi (storage buildings)
Temple of Zeus Labraundos
West Stoa
hasDeity Zeus Labraundos
hasFeature andrones
fortification walls
monumental stairways
rock-cut tombs
sacred spring
stoas
temple of Zeus Labraundos
terraces
hasInscriptionLanguage Carian
Greek
hasRoad sacred way from Mylasa
heritageStatus important Carian sanctuary
locatedIn Caria
mountains north of Mylasa
southwestern Anatolia
mainGodAspect Zeus of the Double Axe
linked to: Zeus Labraundos
near Milas
openToPublic true
overlooks valley of Mylasa
periodOfFlourishing Classical period
Hellenistic period
region Muğla Province
religion Ancient Greek religion
Carian religion
symbol double axe (labrys)
terrain mountainous
usedAs festival center
pilgrimage site

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Mylasa connectedBySacredWayTo Labraunda
Carian culture hasCenter Labraunda
Carians archaeologicalSite Labraunda
Modern Milas hasNearbyAncientSite Labraunda
subject linked to: modern Milas
Labraunda sanctuary altName Labraunda