Temple of Hera
E178233
The Temple of Hera on the island of Samos is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned for its monumental architecture and significance in classical religion and art.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Hera canonical | 1 |
| Temples of Hera | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1556664 — 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 Hera Context triple: [Samos, knownFor, Temple of Hera]
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A.
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.
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B.
Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo on the island of Delos is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the god Apollo, central to one of the most important religious and cultural sites in the Aegean.
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C.
Old Temple of Athena
The Old Temple of Athena was an early Archaic sanctuary on the Athenian Acropolis dedicated to the city’s patron goddess, predating the Parthenon and serving as a central focus of her cult.
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D.
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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E.
Temple of Artemis
The Temple of Artemis is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Artemis, located within the healing and religious complex of Epidaurus.
- 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 Hera Target entity description: The Temple of Hera on the island of Samos is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned for its monumental architecture and significance in classical religion and art.
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A.
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.
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B.
Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo on the island of Delos is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the god Apollo, central to one of the most important religious and cultural sites in the Aegean.
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C.
Old Temple of Athena
The Old Temple of Athena was an early Archaic sanctuary on the Athenian Acropolis dedicated to the city’s patron goddess, predating the Parthenon and serving as a central focus of her cult.
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D.
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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E.
Temple of Artemis
The Temple of Artemis is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Artemis, located within the healing and religious complex of Epidaurus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek temple
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Archaic Greek architecture
ⓘ
Ionic order ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Polycrates of Samos
ⓘ
Rhoikos ⓘ Heraion of Samos ⓘ
surface form:
Theodoros of Samos
|
| category |
Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Greece
ⓘ
Temple of Hera self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Temples of Hera
World Heritage Sites in Greece ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 8th century BCE ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culture |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Greece
|
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Hera ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists from the German Archaeological Institute ⓘ |
| hasColumnOrder | Ionic ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cult center of Hera
ⓘ
religious sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasPart |
altar area
ⓘ
single standing column (kolonna) ⓘ temple platform ⓘ |
| hasTourismType | cultural tourism attraction ⓘ |
| hasType | peripteral temple ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Heraion of Samos
ⓘ
North Aegean region ⓘ
surface form:
North Aegean
|
| locatedInCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality |
Samos regional unit
ⓘ
surface form:
Samos (municipality)
|
| locatedNear |
Pythagoreion archaeological site
ⓘ
surface form:
Pythagoreion
coast of the Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Samos
ⓘ
surface form:
island of Samos
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| majorReconstructionCentury | 6th century BCE ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
limestone
ⓘ
marble ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hera ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sanctuary of Hera at Samos
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos"
sanctuary of Hera on Samos ⓘ |
| period | Archaic period ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| significance |
important center of Hera worship in the Aegean
ⓘ
major monument of Archaic Greek architecture ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Europe and North America ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 595 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Temple of Hera Description of subject: The Temple of Hera on the island of Samos is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned for its monumental architecture and significance in classical religion and art.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.