Sanctuary of Despoina at Lykosoura
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The Sanctuary of Despoina at Lykosoura is an ancient Arcadian religious complex in the Peloponnese, renowned for its cult of the mysterious goddess Despoina and its impressive late Classical and Hellenistic architectural remains.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sanctuary of Despoina at Lykosoura canonical | 3 |
| sanctuary of Despoina at Lycosura | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5126162 — 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 Despoina at Lykosoura Context triple: [Despoina, hasSanctuary, Sanctuary of Despoina at Lykosoura]
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Sanctuary of Apollo Thermios
The Sanctuary of Apollo Thermios was the principal religious and political center of ancient Aetolia, renowned for its temple to Apollo and its role in regional cult and federation gatherings.
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Sanctuary of Artemis Pergaia
The Sanctuary of Artemis Pergaia was an ancient religious complex near the city of Perge in Pamphylia, dedicated to the worship of the local form of the goddess Artemis and serving as an important regional cult center.
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Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia
The Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia is an ancient religious complex at Delphi in Greece, famed for its iconic circular tholos and its role as a monumental gateway to the main Delphic sanctuary.
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Kabeirion sanctuary
The Kabeirion sanctuary is an ancient religious site on the Greek island of Lemnos dedicated to the mysterious Kabeiroi deities, associated with chthonic rites, fertility, and initiation cults.
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E.
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.
- 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 Despoina at Lykosoura Target entity description: The Sanctuary of Despoina at Lykosoura is an ancient Arcadian religious complex in the Peloponnese, renowned for its cult of the mysterious goddess Despoina and its impressive late Classical and Hellenistic architectural remains.
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A.
Sanctuary of Apollo Thermios
The Sanctuary of Apollo Thermios was the principal religious and political center of ancient Aetolia, renowned for its temple to Apollo and its role in regional cult and federation gatherings.
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B.
Sanctuary of Artemis Pergaia
The Sanctuary of Artemis Pergaia was an ancient religious complex near the city of Perge in Pamphylia, dedicated to the worship of the local form of the goddess Artemis and serving as an important regional cult center.
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C.
Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia
The Sanctuary of Athena Pronaia is an ancient religious complex at Delphi in Greece, famed for its iconic circular tholos and its role as a monumental gateway to the main Delphic sanctuary.
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D.
Kabeirion sanctuary
The Kabeirion sanctuary is an ancient religious site on the Greek island of Lemnos dedicated to the mysterious Kabeiroi deities, associated with chthonic rites, fertility, and initiation cults.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek sanctuary
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archaeological site ⓘ religious complex ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek ⓘ |
| dateOfConstruction | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Despoina ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Konstantinos Kourouniotis ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1902 ⓘ |
| function |
cult center
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pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Doric order
ⓘ
Hellenistic architecture ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedDeity |
Artemis
ⓘ
Demeter ⓘ Poseidon Hippios ⓘ
linked to:
Poseidon
|
| hasFind |
architectural members
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fragments of cult statue group ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Archaeological Museum of Lykosoura ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryDeity | Despoina ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
animal sacrifice
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mystery rites ⓘ processions ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
altar
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sacred precinct ⓘ stoa ⓘ temple of Despoina ⓘ theatral area ⓘ |
| inscribedIn | Greek national monuments list ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colossal cult statue group by Damophon
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mystery cult of Despoina ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arcadia
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Lykosoura ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| managedBy | Hellenic Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| material |
limestone
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marble ⓘ |
| near | Megalopolis ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| period |
Hellenistic
ⓘ
Late Classical ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| status | archaeological monument ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous Arcadian landscape ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Sanctuary of Despoina at Lykosoura Description of subject: The Sanctuary of Despoina at Lykosoura is an ancient Arcadian religious complex in the Peloponnese, renowned for its cult of the mysterious goddess Despoina and its impressive late Classical and Hellenistic architectural remains.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sanctuary of Despoina at Lykosoura
subject linked to:
Despina (nymph in Greek mythology)
linked to: Sanctuary of Despoina at Lykosoura
subject linked to:
Despina (nymph in Greek mythology)
linked to: Sanctuary of Despoina at Lykosoura