sanctuary of Dodona
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The sanctuary of Dodona was an ancient Greek religious site in Epirus famed for its oracle of Zeus, where priests and priestesses interpreted the rustling of sacred oak leaves as divine messages.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1014682 — 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 Dodona Context triple: [Dione, worshipPlace, sanctuary of Dodona]
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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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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.
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Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
The Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi was one of ancient Greece’s most important religious and cultural centers, famed for the oracle of Apollo and its monumental temples, treasuries, and processional routes.
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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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Epidaurus
Epidaurus is an ancient Greek city renowned for its healing sanctuary of Asclepius and its remarkably well-preserved theater, a masterpiece of classical architecture and acoustics.
- 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 Dodona Target entity description: The sanctuary of Dodona was an ancient Greek religious site in Epirus famed for its oracle of Zeus, where priests and priestesses interpreted the rustling of sacred oak leaves as divine messages.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
The Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi was one of ancient Greece’s most important religious and cultural centers, famed for the oracle of Apollo and its monumental temples, treasuries, and processional routes.
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D.
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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E.
Epidaurus
Epidaurus is an ancient Greek city renowned for its healing sanctuary of Asclepius and its remarkably well-preserved theater, a masterpiece of classical architecture and acoustics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek religious site
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archaeological site ⓘ oracle site ⓘ sanctuary of Zeus ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsBy | Greek archaeologists ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dione
ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ
surface form:
Zeus Naios
|
| attestedSince | at least early 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| consultedBy |
Greek city-states
ⓘ
foreign rulers ⓘ individuals seeking divine guidance ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| currentUse | archaeological site open to visitors ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Dione
ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ |
| divinationMethod |
interpretation of lots or tablets
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interpretation of rustling leaves of sacred oak ⓘ interpretation of sounds of bronze cauldrons ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
Classical period
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Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bouleuterion
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prytaneion ⓘ sacred precinct around oak tree ⓘ stadium ⓘ temple of Dione ⓘ temple of Zeus ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| hasOracleOf | Zeus ⓘ |
| knownFor |
interpretation of rustling oak leaves
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oracle of Zeus ⓘ sacred oak tree ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Epirus
ⓘ
northwestern Greece ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Homer ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Homer's Iliad
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surface form:
Iliad
Homer's Odyssey ⓘ
surface form:
Odyssey
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| near | modern village of Dodoni ⓘ |
| olderThan |
Oracle of Apollo
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surface form:
Oracle of Delphi
|
| oneOf | oldest oracles in Greece ⓘ |
| priestesses | female attendants ⓘ |
| priests | male priests (selloi or helloi) ⓘ |
| region | Epirus ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| sacredTree | oak ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
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Bronze Age origins (traditionally) ⓘ Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenistic Greece
Roman period use ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: sanctuary of Dodona Description of subject: The sanctuary of Dodona was an ancient Greek religious site in Epirus famed for its oracle of Zeus, where priests and priestesses interpreted the rustling of sacred oak leaves as divine messages.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
oracular oak of Dodona
this entity surface form:
Zeus at Dodona
this entity surface form:
sanctuary of Zeus
subject surface form:
Oak Tree Oracle
this entity surface form:
sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona
subject surface form:
Oak Tree Oracle
this entity surface form:
Zeus and Dione at Dodona
this entity surface form:
oracle of Zeus at Dodona
this entity surface form:
sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona
this entity surface form:
Dodona sanctuary
subject surface form:
Theatre of Dodona
this entity surface form:
Oracle of Dodona
subject surface form:
Theatre of Dodona
this entity surface form:
Sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona
subject surface form:
Theatre of Dodona
this entity surface form:
Archaeological site of Dodona
subject surface form:
Theatre of Dodona
this entity surface form:
Zeus oracle cult at Dodona