Sanctuary of Zeus Naios
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The Sanctuary of Zeus Naios was the central sacred precinct at Dodona in Epirus, Greece, where one of the oldest Greek oracles operated in a grove sacred to Zeus.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| sanctuary of Zeus Naios at Dodona | 2 |
| Sanctuary of Zeus Naios canonical | 1 |
| Sanctuary of Zeus at Dodona | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5474956 — 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 Zeus Naios Context triple: [Theatre of Dodona, nearby, Sanctuary of Zeus Naios]
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A.
Sanctuary of Zeus
The Sanctuary of Zeus at Locri Epizephyrii was an ancient Greek religious site in southern Italy dedicated to the worship of Zeus, reflecting the city’s cultural and spiritual life.
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B.
Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea
The Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea was an important ancient Greek religious and athletic center in the Peloponnese, renowned as the site of one of the four Panhellenic games.
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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.
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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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.
- 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 Zeus Naios Target entity description: The Sanctuary of Zeus Naios was the central sacred precinct at Dodona in Epirus, Greece, where one of the oldest Greek oracles operated in a grove sacred to Zeus.
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A.
Sanctuary of Zeus
The Sanctuary of Zeus at Locri Epizephyrii was an ancient Greek religious site in southern Italy dedicated to the worship of Zeus, reflecting the city’s cultural and spiritual life.
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B.
Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea
The Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea was an important ancient Greek religious and athletic center in the Peloponnese, renowned as the site of one of the four Panhellenic games.
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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.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek sanctuary
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ religious precinct ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Dione ⓘ |
| centralSacredPrecinctOf | Dodona ⓘ |
| cultPlaceOf |
Dione
ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ
linked to:
Zeus Thaulios
|
| culturalPeriod |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Zeus ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Greek Archaeological Service
ⓘ
linked to:
Ephorates of Antiquities in Greece
Konstantinos Karapanos ⓘ |
| geographicSetting | mountainous valley in Epirus ⓘ |
| hasEpitheton | Zeus Naios ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cult center
ⓘ
oracle ⓘ |
| hasModernUse |
archaeological research site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasSacredFeature |
sacred grove
ⓘ
sacred oak tree ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
altars
ⓘ
enclosure wall ⓘ priests’ buildings ⓘ stoas ⓘ temple of Dione ⓘ temple of Zeus ⓘ votive monuments ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | archaeological site of national importance (Greece) ⓘ |
| knownSinceAntiquityAs | one of the oldest Greek oracles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dodona ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Epirus ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Herodotus
ⓘ
Homer ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| near | modern village of Dodoni ⓘ |
| olderThan |
Oracle of Delphi (as an oracle site)
ⓘ
linked to:
Oracle of Apollo
|
| oracleMethod |
interpretation of bronze cauldrons
ⓘ
interpretation of doves ⓘ interpretation of sounds of sacred oak ⓘ |
| oracleType |
Zeus oracle
ⓘ
linked to:
Oracles
|
| partOf |
Oracle of Dodona
ⓘ
linked to:
sanctuary of Dodona
|
| primaryLanguageOfCult | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| usedFor |
consulting the oracle
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religious festivals ⓘ sacrificial rituals ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Sanctuary of Zeus Naios Description of subject: The Sanctuary of Zeus Naios was the central sacred precinct at Dodona in Epirus, Greece, where one of the oldest Greek oracles operated in a grove sacred to Zeus.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
theatre of Dodona
linked to: Sanctuary of Zeus Naios
linked to: Sanctuary of Zeus Naios
linked to: Sanctuary of Zeus Naios