Temple of Cybele

E127185

ancient Roman temple religious building sanctuary

The Temple of Cybele was an ancient Roman sanctuary on the Palatine Hill dedicated to the Phrygian mother goddess Cybele, central to her cult’s worship in Rome.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Temple of Cybele at Pessinus	2
Phrygian cult of Cybele	1
Temple of Cybele canonical	1
Temple of Cybele (remains)	1
Temples of Cybele	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1102622 — 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: Temple of Cybele
Context triple: [Palatine Hill, contains, Temple of Cybele]

A. Temple of Ellesyia
The Temple of Ellesyia is an ancient Egyptian rock-cut sanctuary in Nubia, dedicated to the god Amun and relocated to Italy to protect it from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam.
B. Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo at Delphi was the central sanctuary of the Delphic oracle in ancient Greece, renowned as a major religious and cultural center dedicated to the god Apollo.
C. Temple of Mercury
The Temple of Mercury is an ancient Roman sanctuary at the archaeological site of Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, dedicated to the god of commerce and communication.
D. Temple of Juno Caelestis
The Temple of Juno Caelestis is a prominent Roman sanctuary in the ancient city of Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, dedicated to the goddess Juno Caelestis and noted for its well-preserved classical architecture.
E. Temple of Castor and Pollux
The Temple of Castor and Pollux is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, recognizable today by its three standing Corinthian columns and dedicated to the mythological twin brothers Castor and Pollux.
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: Temple of Cybele
Target entity description: The Temple of Cybele was an ancient Roman sanctuary on the Palatine Hill dedicated to the Phrygian mother goddess Cybele, central to her cult’s worship in Rome.

A. Temple of Ellesyia
The Temple of Ellesyia is an ancient Egyptian rock-cut sanctuary in Nubia, dedicated to the god Amun and relocated to Italy to protect it from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam.
B. Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo at Delphi was the central sanctuary of the Delphic oracle in ancient Greece, renowned as a major religious and cultural center dedicated to the god Apollo.
C. Temple of Mercury
The Temple of Mercury is an ancient Roman sanctuary at the archaeological site of Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, dedicated to the god of commerce and communication.
D. Temple of Juno Caelestis
The Temple of Juno Caelestis is a prominent Roman sanctuary in the ancient city of Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, dedicated to the goddess Juno Caelestis and noted for its well-preserved classical architecture.
E. Temple of Castor and Pollux
The Temple of Castor and Pollux is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, recognizable today by its three standing Corinthian columns and dedicated to the mythological twin brothers Castor and Pollux.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Roman temple ⓘ religious building ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Roman architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Phrygia ⓘ Phrygian mother goddess ⓘ Roman Senate ⓘ Roman festivals of Magna Mater ⓘ Roman state cults ⓘ
category	Ancient Roman sanctuaries ⓘ Temple of Cybele self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Temples of Cybele Temples on the Palatine Hill ⓘ
country	Roman Empire ⓘ
cult	cult of Magna Mater ⓘ surface form: Cult of Cybele Magna Mater cult ⓘ
culturalOrigin	Phrygian cult adapted by Romans ⓘ
currentCondition	ruins ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Cybele ⓘ Cybele ⓘ surface form: Magna Mater
deityCulture	Phrygian ⓘ
deityRomanName	Cybele ⓘ surface form: Magna Mater
deityType	mother goddess ⓘ
function	center of Cybele worship in Rome ⓘ
hasDeity	Cybele ⓘ
hasPriesthood	Galli ⓘ Roman priests of Magna Mater ⓘ
heritageStatus	archaeological site ⓘ
locatedIn	Italy ⓘ Palatine Hill ⓘ Rome ⓘ
locatedNear	Roman Forum ⓘ other Palatine palaces ⓘ
locatedOn	southwest slope of the Palatine Hill ⓘ
material	marble ⓘ stone ⓘ
partOf	Palatine Hill ⓘ surface form: Palatine Hill sanctuaries
period	Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
religion	Roman religion ⓘ
significance	important center of foreign cult integration into Roman religion ⓘ major sanctuary of Magna Mater in Rome ⓘ
usedFor	public worship ⓘ ritual processions starting or ending at the temple ⓘ state-sponsored religious ceremonies ⓘ
worshipPractices	ecstatic rites ⓘ music and drumming ⓘ priestly rituals ⓘ processions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Palatine Hill → contains → Temple of Cybele ⓘ

Olympia, Greece → hasStructure → Temple of Cybele ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Cybele (remains)

Galatia → notableSanctuary → Temple of Cybele ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temple of Cybele at Pessinus

Meter Theon → linkedTradition → Temple of Cybele ⓘ

this entity surface form: Phrygian cult of Cybele

Temple of Cybele → category → Temple of Cybele self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Temples of Cybele

Pessinus → hasTemple → Temple of Cybele ⓘ