Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Kouklia

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ancient sanctuary archaeological site religious site

The Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Kouklia is an important ancient religious site in Cyprus, revered as one of the principal centers of worship for the goddess Aphrodite in the classical world.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Palaepaphos	2
Paphos sanctuary of Aphrodite	1
Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Kouklia canonical	1
Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Paphos	1
ancient sanctuary of Aphrodite at Palaepaphos	1
sanctuary of Aphrodite at Paphos	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7128818 — 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 Aphrodite at Kouklia
Context triple: [Paphos, famousFor, Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Kouklia]

A. Sanctuary of Aphrodite
The Sanctuary of Aphrodite was an ancient religious site in Naxos, Sicily, dedicated to the worship of the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
B. Sanctuary of Aphrodite
The Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Locri Epizephyrii was an important ancient Greek religious center in southern Italy dedicated to the worship of the goddess of love and beauty, renowned for its rich votive offerings and distinctive cult practices.
C. Sanctuary of Despoina at Lykosoura
The Sanctuary of Despoina at Lykosoura is an ancient Arcadian religious complex in the Peloponnese, renowned for its cult of the mysterious goddess Despoina and its impressive late Classical and Hellenistic architectural remains.
D. Sanctuary of Artemis at Delos
The Sanctuary of Artemis at Delos was an important ancient Greek religious precinct on the island of Delos dedicated to the goddess Artemis, featuring temples, altars, and associated cult structures within one of the Aegean’s major sacred centers.
E. Sanctuary of Apollo at Ptoion
The Sanctuary of Apollo at Ptoion was an important ancient Greek religious center in Boeotia, renowned for its oracle of Apollo and its role in regional cult and festival activities.
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 Aphrodite at Kouklia
Target entity description: The Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Kouklia is an important ancient religious site in Cyprus, revered as one of the principal centers of worship for the goddess Aphrodite in the classical world.

A. Sanctuary of Aphrodite
The Sanctuary of Aphrodite was an ancient religious site in Naxos, Sicily, dedicated to the worship of the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
B. Sanctuary of Aphrodite
The Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Locri Epizephyrii was an important ancient Greek religious center in southern Italy dedicated to the worship of the goddess of love and beauty, renowned for its rich votive offerings and distinctive cult practices.
C. Sanctuary of Despoina at Lykosoura
The Sanctuary of Despoina at Lykosoura is an ancient Arcadian religious complex in the Peloponnese, renowned for its cult of the mysterious goddess Despoina and its impressive late Classical and Hellenistic architectural remains.
D. Sanctuary of Artemis at Delos
The Sanctuary of Artemis at Delos was an important ancient Greek religious precinct on the island of Delos dedicated to the goddess Artemis, featuring temples, altars, and associated cult structures within one of the Aegean’s major sacred centers.
E. Sanctuary of Apollo at Ptoion
The Sanctuary of Apollo at Ptoion was an important ancient Greek religious center in Boeotia, renowned for its oracle of Apollo and its role in regional cult and festival activities.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient sanctuary ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ religious site ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Palaepaphos Sanctuary of Aphrodite ⓘ linked to: Palaepaphos Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Palaepaphos ⓘ linked to: Sanctuary of Aphrodite at Kouklia
associatedMyth	birth of Aphrodite near Paphos ⓘ
associatedWith	Aphrodite cult statues ⓘ cult of Aphrodite ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ
country	Cyprus ⓘ
culture	Ancient Greek ⓘ Cypriot ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Aphrodite ⓘ
excavatedBy	European archaeologists ⓘ
function	pilgrimage sanctuary ⓘ place of worship ⓘ
hasFeature	altars ⓘ courtyards ⓘ ritual installations ⓘ temple remains ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Ancient Monument of Cyprus ⓘ
locatedIn	Kouklia ⓘ Paphos District ⓘ
locatedNear	Paphos ⓘ
locatedOn	ancient city of Palaepaphos ⓘ linked to: Palaepaphos southwestern coast of Cyprus ⓘ
mainDeity	Aphrodite ⓘ
managedBy	Department of Antiquities of Cyprus ⓘ
materialRemains	sculpture fragments ⓘ stone architecture ⓘ
nearbyModernSettlement	village of Kouklia ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
partOf	Palaepaphos archaeological site ⓘ linked to: Palaepaphos
periodOfGreatestImportance	Classical period ⓘ
periodOfUse	Bronze Age ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Iron Age ⓘ Roman period ⓘ
recognizedAs	UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
region	Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
religion	Ancient Greek religion ⓘ Cypriot fertility cult ⓘ
significance	major pilgrimage center in antiquity ⓘ principal center of Aphrodite worship in the ancient Mediterranean ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear	1980 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteName	Paphos ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType	cultural ⓘ

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