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temenos

in ancient Greek religion, land marked off as dedicated to a god or gods
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temenos

Summary

temenos has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • temenos is a type of sacred place[2].
  • temenos's Commons category is recorded as Temenos[3].
  • temenos's facet of is recorded as hieron[4].
  • temenos's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5].
  • temenos's name is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'τέμενος'}[6].

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Definition and Type

temenos is a type of sacred place[2].

Why It Matters

temenos has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] temenos is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxford classical dictionary id → 6272
    Facet of → hieron
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9106]]: 6272, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107288219|temenos (#107288219)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classical Dictionary"
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