Sanctuary of Artemis

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The Sanctuary of Artemis near ancient Phigaleia in the Peloponnese was a rural Greek religious site dedicated to the goddess Artemis, serving as a local center of worship and ritual in classical antiquity.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sanctuaries of Artemis 1
Sanctuary of Artemis canonical 1

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek sanctuary
religious site
activeInPeriod classical antiquity
associatedWith Arcadian religious traditions
local polis of Phigaleia
category Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Peloponnese
Sanctuaries of Artemis
characterizedAs rural sanctuary
civilization Ancient Greece
linked to: Greek Antiquity
country Greece
dedicatedTo Artemis
deityType goddess sanctuary
functionedAs cult center for surrounding rural population
local center of worship
hasCulturalContext Greek rural cults
languageOfCult Ancient Greek
likelyHad altar
cult statue of Artemis
locatedIn Peloponnese
locatedInRegion Arcadia
locatedNear ancient Phigaleia
mainDeityAspect Artemis as huntress
linked to: Artemis

Artemis as protector of nature
partOf regional network of Arcadian sanctuaries
religion ancient Greek religion
usedFor local cult practices
religious rituals
worship of Artemis
worshippers inhabitants of Phigaleia and surrounding countryside

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Phigaleia hasNearbySanctuary Sanctuary of Artemis
Sanctuary of Artemis near Phigaleia category Sanctuaries of Artemis
subject linked to: Sanctuary of Artemis
linked to: Sanctuary of Artemis