Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia

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ancient Greek sanctuary archaeological site

The Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia was an important ancient Greek religious center on the island of Poros, dedicated to the god Poseidon and serving as a regional hub for worship and political gatherings.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia canonical	2
sanctuary of Poseidon	2
Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia amphictyony	1
Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalavria	1
Sanctuary of Poseidon on Poros	1
Temple of Poseidon at Kalaureia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5888906 — 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 Poseidon at Kalaureia
Context triple: [Panhellenic sanctuary network, hasPart, Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia]

A. Sanctuary of Zeus Naios
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.
B. Temple of Poseidon at Isthmia
The Temple of Poseidon at Isthmia was an important Panhellenic sanctuary in ancient Greece dedicated to the sea god Poseidon and closely associated with the Isthmian Games.
C. Temple of Poseidon at Sounion
The Temple of Poseidon at Sounion is an ancient Greek seaside sanctuary dedicated to the god of the sea, renowned for its dramatic clifftop ruins overlooking the Aegean.
D. 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.
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 Poseidon at Kalaureia
Target entity description: The Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia was an important ancient Greek religious center on the island of Poros, dedicated to the god Poseidon and serving as a regional hub for worship and political gatherings.

A. Sanctuary of Zeus Naios
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.
B. Temple of Poseidon at Isthmia
The Temple of Poseidon at Isthmia was an important Panhellenic sanctuary in ancient Greece dedicated to the sea god Poseidon and closely associated with the Isthmian Games.
C. Temple of Poseidon at Sounion
The Temple of Poseidon at Sounion is an ancient Greek seaside sanctuary dedicated to the god of the sea, renowned for its dramatic clifftop ruins overlooking the Aegean.
D. 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.
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 (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Greek sanctuary ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ
associatedWith	Kalaureian League ⓘ linked to: Amphictyonic League amphictyony of Kalaureia ⓘ linked to: Amphictyonic League
associatedWithMyth	Poseidon as protector of seafarers ⓘ
country	Greece ⓘ
cultType	Panhellenic sanctuary ⓘ
culturalPeriod	ancient Greek ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Poseidon ⓘ
excavatedBy	Swedish Institute at Athens ⓘ linked to: Swedish Institute
excavationsResumedIn	late 20th century ⓘ
flourishedDuring	Archaic period ⓘ Classical period ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ
function	place of assembly ⓘ regional political center ⓘ religious center ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalEvidenceFrom	Archaic period ⓘ Classical period ⓘ Geometric period ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ
hasDeity	Poseidon ⓘ
hasModernNameVariant	Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalavria ⓘ linked to: Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia Sanctuary of Poseidon on Poros ⓘ linked to: Sanctuary of Poseidon at Kalaureia
hasStructureType	altar ⓘ dining buildings ⓘ fountain house ⓘ stoas ⓘ temple ⓘ treasuries ⓘ
heritageType	cultural heritage site ⓘ
locatedIn	Saronic Gulf ⓘ
locatedInPeriphery	Attica ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Argosaronic Islands ⓘ linked to: Saronic Islands
locatedNear	Aegina ⓘ Epidaurus ⓘ Methana ⓘ Troizen ⓘ
locatedOnAncientIsland	Kalaureia ⓘ
locatedOnIsland	Poros ⓘ
memberPoleisIncluded	Aegina ⓘ Athens ⓘ Epidaurus ⓘ Hermione ⓘ Nauplion ⓘ linked to: Nafplion Prasiae ⓘ Troezen ⓘ
usedFor	feasting ⓘ inter-polis meetings ⓘ political gatherings ⓘ sacrificial rituals ⓘ worship of Poseidon ⓘ

How these facts were elicited