Lacinion

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Lacinion is the ancient name of a prominent cape in southern Italy known for its historical and mythological significance in Magna Graecia.

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Label Occurrences
Lacinion canonical 2

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient geographical location
cape
associatedWith Greek colonization of southern Italy
city of Kroton
associatedWithCulture Ancient Greek culture
linked to: Greek Antiquity
associatedWithDeity Hera
associatedWithRegion Bruttium
coast Ionian coast of Calabria
linked to: Calabrian coast
country Italy
hasArchaeologicalSite remains of Hera Lacinia temple complex
hasFeature prominent headland
hasHistoricalSignificance Magna Graecia
hasModernName Capo Colonna
hasMythologicalSignificance Magna Graecia
hasTopographicType cape
isAncientNameOf Capo Colonna
locatedIn Magna Graecia
southern Italy
linked to: Southern Italy
mentionedIn ancient Greek sources
ancient Roman sources
near Crotone
overlooks Ionian Sea
partOf Italian Peninsula
timePeriod Classical antiquity
Hellenistic period
wasDedicatedTo Hera Lacinia
wasImportantFor navigation in antiquity
religious cults in Magna Graecia
wasSiteOf Sanctuary of Hera Lacinia

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

Cape Lacinion hasAncientName Lacinion
Lacinium knownInAntiquityAs Lacinion