Sanctuary of Apollo at Amyklai
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The Sanctuary of Apollo at Amyklai was an important ancient religious center in Laconia, Greece, renowned for its colossal cult statue of Apollo and its role in regional and wider Greek worship.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apollo worship at Amyclae | 1 |
| Sanctuary of Apollo at Amyklai canonical | 1 |
| Throne of Apollo at Amyclae | 1 |
| sanctuary of Apollo at Amyclae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5888907 — 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 Apollo at Amyklai Context triple: [Panhellenic sanctuary network, hasPart, Sanctuary of Apollo at Amyklai]
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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 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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C.
ancient sanctuary of Apollo Daphnaios
The ancient sanctuary of Apollo Daphnaios was a classical Greek religious site dedicated to Apollo, likely associated with laurel (daphne) worship and situated near the later Daphni Monastery in Attica.
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D.
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
The Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae is a remarkably well-preserved 5th-century BC Greek temple in the Peloponnese, celebrated for its innovative blend of Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian architectural styles.
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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 Apollo at Amyklai Target entity description: The Sanctuary of Apollo at Amyklai was an important ancient religious center in Laconia, Greece, renowned for its colossal cult statue of Apollo and its role in regional and wider Greek worship.
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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 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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C.
ancient sanctuary of Apollo Daphnaios
The ancient sanctuary of Apollo Daphnaios was a classical Greek religious site dedicated to Apollo, likely associated with laurel (daphne) worship and situated near the later Daphni Monastery in Attica.
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D.
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae
The Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae is a remarkably well-preserved 5th-century BC Greek temple in the Peloponnese, celebrated for its innovative blend of Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian architectural styles.
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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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek sanctuary
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | archaic Greek ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hyakinthia festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Hyacinthia festival
Sparta ⓘ hero cult of Hyakinthos ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
Archaic
ⓘ
Classical ⓘ Geometric ⓘ Hellenistic ⓘ Mycenaean ⓘ Roman ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Apollo ⓘ |
| function |
center of civic and religious identity for Spartans
ⓘ
site of major regional festivals ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavationsBy |
Greek Archaeological Service
ⓘ
linked to:
Ephorates of Antiquities in Greece
foreign archaeological schools in Greece ⓘ |
| hasCult |
Apollo Amyklaios
ⓘ
Hyakinthos ⓘ
linked to:
Hyacinthus
|
| hasFeature |
altar of Hyakinthos
ⓘ
colossal columnar statue of Apollo ⓘ temenos (sacred precinct) ⓘ throne-like architectural structure around the cult statue ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
processions during Hyakinthia
ⓘ
rites for Hyakinthos ⓘ sacrifices to Apollo Amyklaios ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected archaeological site of Greece ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Hyakinthia festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Hyacinthia festival
colossal cult statue of Apollo ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amyklai
ⓘ
linked to:
Amyclae
Eurotas valley ⓘ
linked to:
Eurotas River valley
Laconia ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ ancient Sparta region ⓘ |
| mythologicalAssociation |
heroization of Hyakinthos
ⓘ
myth of Hyakinthos and Apollo ⓘ |
| near |
Sparta
ⓘ
modern Amykles ⓘ |
| partOf | religious landscape of ancient Laconia ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing | Archaic period of ancient Greece ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | Mycenaean period to Roman period ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| significance |
important center of wider Greek worship
ⓘ
major regional religious center of Laconia ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity |
Apollo
ⓘ
Hyakinthos ⓘ
linked to:
Hyacinthus
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sanctuary of Apollo at Amyklai Description of subject: The Sanctuary of Apollo at Amyklai was an important ancient religious center in Laconia, Greece, renowned for its colossal cult statue of Apollo and its role in regional and wider Greek worship.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sanctuary of Apollo at Amyklai
linked to: Sanctuary of Apollo at Amyklai
linked to: Sanctuary of Apollo at Amyklai