oracular sanctuary of Apollo
E413997
The oracular sanctuary of Apollo at Claros was an ancient Greek religious site in Ionia renowned for its prophetic oracle, where priests delivered Apollo’s divinations to pilgrims and city-states.
All labels observed (1)
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| oracular sanctuary of Apollo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4110077 — 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: oracular sanctuary of Apollo Context triple: [Claros, knownFor, oracular sanctuary of Apollo]
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sanctuary of Apollo
The sanctuary of Apollo at Metapontum was an important ancient Greek religious complex dedicated to the god Apollo, serving as a major cult and ceremonial center in the city.
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B.
sanctuary of Apollo
The sanctuary of Apollo at Pherae was an important ancient Greek religious site dedicated to the god Apollo, known for its local cult and oracular traditions in Thessaly.
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C.
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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D.
Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo at Metapontum is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the god Apollo, notable for its Doric architecture and historical significance in Magna Graecia.
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E.
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.
- 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: oracular sanctuary of Apollo Target entity description: The oracular sanctuary of Apollo at Claros was an ancient Greek religious site in Ionia renowned for its prophetic oracle, where priests delivered Apollo’s divinations to pilgrims and city-states.
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A.
sanctuary of Apollo
The sanctuary of Apollo at Metapontum was an important ancient Greek religious complex dedicated to the god Apollo, serving as a major cult and ceremonial center in the city.
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B.
sanctuary of Apollo
The sanctuary of Apollo at Pherae was an important ancient Greek religious site dedicated to the god Apollo, known for its local cult and oracular traditions in Thessaly.
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C.
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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D.
Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo at Metapontum is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the god Apollo, notable for its Doric architecture and historical significance in Magna Graecia.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek religious site
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archaeological site ⓘ oracular sanctuary ⓘ sanctuary of Apollo ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavations |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Apollo Clarios ⓘ |
| comparableTo |
Oracle of Apollo
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surface form:
Oracle of Delphi
Temple of Apollo at Didyma ⓘ
surface form:
Oracle of Didyma
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| consultationMethod | inspired speech of prophet ⓘ |
| consultationSetting | subterranean chamber ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| cultTitleOfDeity | Clarios ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Apollo ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
colonnades
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large cult statue base ⓘ monumental stairway ⓘ |
| hasFunction | oracle ⓘ |
| hasPriesthood |
priests of Apollo
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prophet ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
altar
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oracle chamber ⓘ sacred spring ⓘ stoas ⓘ Temple of Apollo ⓘ
surface form:
temple of Apollo
theater ⓘ underground adyton ⓘ |
| importance | major oracle of Apollo in Asia Minor ⓘ |
| inscriptionsFound |
dedicatory inscriptions
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oracular responses ⓘ |
| knownFor |
divination
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prophetic oracle ⓘ |
| languageOfOracles | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Claros ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Ionia ⓘ |
| nearAncientCity |
Colophon
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Notion ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Hellenistic period
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Roman period ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| ritualElement |
consultation of oracle
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purification at spring ⓘ sacrificial offerings ⓘ |
| servedClients |
city-states
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pilgrims ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | on UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List of Turkey ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: oracular sanctuary of Apollo Description of subject: The oracular sanctuary of Apollo at Claros was an ancient Greek religious site in Ionia renowned for its prophetic oracle, where priests delivered Apollo’s divinations to pilgrims and city-states.
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