Temple of Venus Erycina on the Quirinal

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ancient Roman temple sanctuary

The Temple of Venus Erycina on the Quirinal was an ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Venus Erycina, located on the Quirinal Hill in Rome.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Temple of Venus Erycina on the Capitoline Hill	1
Temple of Venus Erycina on the Quirinal canonical	1
Temple of Venus Erycina on the Quirinal Hill	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9308704 — 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: Temple of Venus Erycina on the Quirinal
Context triple: [Regio VI Alta Semita, contains, Temple of Venus Erycina on the Quirinal]

A. Temple of Venus and Roma
The Temple of Venus and Roma was an enormous double temple in ancient Rome, renowned as one of the largest and most impressive religious structures of the Roman Empire.
B. Temple of Apollo Palatinus
The Temple of Apollo Palatinus was a major Roman temple dedicated to the god Apollo, built by Augustus on the Palatine Hill as a symbol of his power and religious devotion.
C. Temple of Venus
The Temple of Venus is an ancient Mesoamerican religious structure at the Cacaxtla archaeological site in Mexico, notable for its elaborate murals and association with fertility and the goddess Venus.
D. Temple of Sibyl (Tivoli)
The Temple of Sibyl in Tivoli is an ancient Roman sanctuary dramatically perched on a cliff above the Aniene River, renowned for its picturesque ruins and association with the Tiburtine Sibyl.
E. Temple of Virtus
The Temple of Virtus was an ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the personification of courage and virtue, traditionally located on Rome’s Capitoline Hill.
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: Temple of Venus Erycina on the Quirinal
Target entity description: The Temple of Venus Erycina on the Quirinal was an ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Venus Erycina, located on the Quirinal Hill in Rome.

A. Temple of Venus and Roma
The Temple of Venus and Roma was an enormous double temple in ancient Rome, renowned as one of the largest and most impressive religious structures of the Roman Empire.
B. Temple of Apollo Palatinus
The Temple of Apollo Palatinus was a major Roman temple dedicated to the god Apollo, built by Augustus on the Palatine Hill as a symbol of his power and religious devotion.
C. Temple of Venus
The Temple of Venus is an ancient Mesoamerican religious structure at the Cacaxtla archaeological site in Mexico, notable for its elaborate murals and association with fertility and the goddess Venus.
D. Temple of Sibyl (Tivoli)
The Temple of Sibyl in Tivoli is an ancient Roman sanctuary dramatically perched on a cliff above the Aniene River, renowned for its picturesque ruins and association with the Tiburtine Sibyl.
E. Temple of Virtus
The Temple of Virtus was an ancient Roman sanctuary dedicated to the personification of courage and virtue, traditionally located on Rome’s Capitoline Hill.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Roman temple ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Roman temple architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Roman state religion ⓘ cult of Venus Erycina ⓘ linked to: cult of Venus
associatedWithConcept	Roman Venus cult ⓘ state protection and favor ⓘ
category	Destroyed temples ⓘ Religious buildings and structures in ancient Rome ⓘ Temples of Venus in Rome ⓘ
country	Roman Empire ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ
culture	ancient Rome ⓘ linked to: Roman Antiquity
dedicatedTo	Venus Erycina ⓘ
hasCultAspect	Erycina ⓘ
hasDedication	Venus under the epithet Erycina ⓘ linked to: Venus (Roman deity)
hasDeity	Venus ⓘ
hasFunction	cult center of Venus Erycina ⓘ place of worship ⓘ
hasHeritage	classical antiquity ⓘ
hasType	state temple ⓘ urban sanctuary ⓘ
languageOfName	Latin ⓘ
locatedIn	Italy ⓘ Latium ⓘ Quirinal Hill ⓘ Rome ⓘ
locatedOn	one of the Seven Hills of Rome ⓘ
namedAfter	Temple of Venus Erycina at Eryx ⓘ linked to: sanctuary of Venus Erycina at Eryx Venus Erycina ⓘ
partOf	Quirinal ⓘ linked to: Quirinal Hill city of Rome ⓘ linked to: Rome
religion	ancient Roman religion ⓘ
status	no longer extant ⓘ ruined ⓘ
timePeriod	Imperial Rome ⓘ linked to: Roman Empire Republican Rome ⓘ linked to: Roman Republic
topographicContext	Quirinal plateau ⓘ
urbanContext	north‑eastern sector of ancient Rome ⓘ
worshippedDeityOrigin	Sicilian cult of Eryx ⓘ
worshippedDeityType	goddess of fertility ⓘ goddess of love ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Regio VI Alta Semita → contains → Temple of Venus Erycina on the Quirinal ⓘ

Temples of Venus → hasExample → Temple of Venus Erycina on the Capitoline Hill ⓘ

linked to: Temple of Venus Erycina on the Quirinal

Temples of Venus → hasExample → Temple of Venus Erycina on the Quirinal Hill ⓘ