altar of Artemis
E535784
The altar of Artemis was a central sacred structure within the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, used for ritual offerings and worship of the goddess Artemis in one of the most renowned sanctuaries of the ancient world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| altar of Artemis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5672768 — 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: altar of Artemis Context triple: [Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, hasFeature, altar of Artemis]
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A.
Temple of Artemis
The Temple of Artemis was a grand sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Artemis, renowned in antiquity as one of the most important religious centers in the region of Lycia.
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B.
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.
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C.
Temple of Artemis
The Temple of Artemis is a grand Roman-era sanctuary in Jerash, Jordan, dedicated to the goddess Artemis and renowned for its impressive Corinthian columns and well-preserved ancient architecture.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: altar of Artemis Target entity description: The altar of Artemis was a central sacred structure within the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, used for ritual offerings and worship of the goddess Artemis in one of the most renowned sanctuaries of the ancient world.
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A.
Temple of Artemis
The Temple of Artemis was a grand sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Artemis, renowned in antiquity as one of the most important religious centers in the region of Lycia.
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B.
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.
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C.
Temple of Artemis
The Temple of Artemis is a grand Roman-era sanctuary in Jerash, Jordan, dedicated to the goddess Artemis and renowned for its impressive Corinthian columns and well-preserved ancient architecture.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
altar
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cult object ⓘ religious structure ⓘ |
| architecturalContext | one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
processions
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sacrificial ceremonies ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Artemis Ephesia
ⓘ
linked to:
Artemis
priesthood of Artemis at Ephesus ⓘ
linked to:
cult of Artemis
ritual festivals of Artemis ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Greek altars
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Archaeological sites in Turkey related to Greek religion ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Artemis ⓘ |
| dedicationType | pan-Hellenic sanctuary ⓘ |
| function |
place for animal sacrifice
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place for libations ⓘ place for prayer and worship ⓘ place for ritual offerings ⓘ |
| heritageContext |
UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ephesus
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linked to:
Archaeological Site of Ephesus
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| linkedDeityAspect |
Artemis as fertility goddess
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Artemis as patron of wildlife ⓘ Artemis as protector of the city ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
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Ephesus ⓘ Ionia ⓘ Temple of Artemis at Ephesus ⓘ |
| material |
marble
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stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
cult of Artemis Ephesia
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linked to:
cult of Artemis
sanctuary of Artemis at Ephesus ⓘ |
| period |
Classical antiquity
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Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman Imperial period ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Empire
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| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| significance | central sacred structure of the Temple of Artemis ⓘ |
| usedBy |
local inhabitants of Ephesus
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pilgrims ⓘ priests and priestesses of Artemis ⓘ |
| worshipType |
local civic cult
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state cult ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: altar of Artemis Description of subject: The altar of Artemis was a central sacred structure within the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, used for ritual offerings and worship of the goddess Artemis in one of the most renowned sanctuaries of the ancient world.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.