sanctuary of Artemis Orthia
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The sanctuary of Artemis Orthia was an important religious and civic center in ancient Sparta, dedicated to a local form of the goddess Artemis and known for its ritual practices and public ceremonies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Artemis Orthia sanctuary in Sparta | 1 |
| sanctuary of Artemis Orthia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5617602 — 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 Artemis Orthia Context triple: [Orthia, worshippedAt, sanctuary of Artemis Orthia]
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A.
sanctuary of Artemis
The sanctuary of Artemis at Scillus was an ancient Greek religious site dedicated to the goddess Artemis, known from Xenophon’s writings and situated near Olympia in the Peloponnese.
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B.
sanctuary of Artemis
The sanctuary of Artemis at Pherae was an ancient Greek religious site dedicated to the goddess Artemis, serving as a local center of worship and ritual in the city of Pherae 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.
sanctuary of Dodona
The sanctuary of Dodona was an ancient Greek religious site in Epirus famed for its oracle of Zeus, where priests and priestesses interpreted the rustling of sacred oak leaves as divine messages.
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E.
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.
- 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 Artemis Orthia Target entity description: The sanctuary of Artemis Orthia was an important religious and civic center in ancient Sparta, dedicated to a local form of the goddess Artemis and known for its ritual practices and public ceremonies.
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A.
sanctuary of Artemis
The sanctuary of Artemis at Scillus was an ancient Greek religious site dedicated to the goddess Artemis, known from Xenophon’s writings and situated near Olympia in the Peloponnese.
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B.
sanctuary of Artemis
The sanctuary of Artemis at Pherae was an ancient Greek religious site dedicated to the goddess Artemis, serving as a local center of worship and ritual in the city of Pherae 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.
sanctuary of Dodona
The sanctuary of Dodona was an ancient Greek religious site in Epirus famed for its oracle of Zeus, where priests and priestesses interpreted the rustling of sacred oak leaves as divine messages.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek sanctuary
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Spartan agoge
ⓘ
Spartan civic life ⓘ Spartan education system ⓘ Spartan religious practices ⓘ |
| contains |
altar
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ lead figurines ⓘ temple foundations ⓘ terracotta figurines ⓘ theater-like seating ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| cultTitleOfDeity | Orthia ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | ancient Sparta ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Artemis Orthia
ⓘ
linked to:
Artemis
|
| deityType | local form of Artemis ⓘ |
| devotedToCultOf | Artemis ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | British School at Athens ⓘ |
| excavationBeganIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Archaic period
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Classical period ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| functionedAs |
civic center
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religious center ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important archaeological monument of Greece ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cheese-stealing contests
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flagellation rituals ⓘ public ceremonies ⓘ rites of passage ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Spartan identity
ⓘ
Spartan military ethos ⓘ Spartan social discipline ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greece
ⓘ
Laconia ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ Sparta ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Pausanias ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| situatedNear |
Eurotas River
ⓘ
Spartan city center ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coming-of-age rituals
ⓘ
initiation of Spartan youths ⓘ state-sponsored festivals ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Spartan citizens
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Spartan youths ⓘ foreign visitors ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: sanctuary of Artemis Orthia Description of subject: The sanctuary of Artemis Orthia was an important religious and civic center in ancient Sparta, dedicated to a local form of the goddess Artemis and known for its ritual practices and public ceremonies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: sanctuary of Artemis Orthia