Temple of Zeus

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The Temple of Zeus is an ancient Greek Doric temple at Nemea, renowned as a major Panhellenic religious site associated with the Nemean Games in honor of Zeus.

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Doric temple (Temple of Zeus) 1
Temple of Zeus canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Doric temple
ancient Greek temple
archaeological site
architecturalStyle Doric order
associatedEvent Nemean festival
linked to: Nemean Games
associatedWith Nemean Games
Panhellenic games
linked to: Panhellenic Games
country Greece
culturalContext ancient Greek culture
culturalSignificance major Panhellenic religious site
dedicatedTo Zeus
dedication honor of Zeus
era ancient Greece
function Panhellenic sanctuary
hasColumnOrder Doric
hasDeityRole king of the gods
hasDeityType sky god
hasFeature cella
colonnades
opisthodomos
pronaos
hasStatus ruin
hasType peripteral temple
hasUse cult of Zeus
heritageType ancient monument
linkedTo myth of Heracles and the Nemean lion
locatedIn Greece
Nemea
Peloponnese
locatedNear Nemea bath complex
Nemea heroön
linked to: Nemea

Nemea stadium
linked to: stadium of Nemea
mainDeity Zeus
material stone
pantheon Greek mythology
partOf sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea
period Classical Greece
region Argolis
religion ancient Greek religion
sacredTo Zeus
tourism archaeological tourism site
usedFor athletic festival rituals
religious ceremonies
visitedFor athletic competitions
pilgrimage

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Nemea hasArchitecturalOrder Doric temple (Temple of Zeus)
linked to: Temple of Zeus