Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Archaeological Site of Olympia' has mentioned 'Zeus' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
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| The sacred precinct was primarily dedicated to Zeus, although other gods were worshipped there. | WIKI |
| The archaeological site held over 70 significant buildings, and ruins of many of these survive, although the main Temple of Zeus survives only as stones on the ground. | WIKI |
| [4] It consisted of a somewhat disordered arrangement of buildings, the most important of which are the Temple of Hera (or Heraion/Heraeum), the Temple of Zeus, the Pelopion and the area of the great altar of Zeus, where the largest sacrifices were made. | WIKI |
| Olympia was also known for the gigantic chryselephantine (ivory and gold on a wooden frame) statue of Zeus that was the cult image in his temple, sculpted by Pheidias, which was named one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Antipater of Sidon. | WIKI |
| Very close to the Temple of Zeus which housed this statue, the studio of Pheidias was excavated in the 1950s. | WIKI |
| Temple of Zeus 26. | WIKI |
| Altar of Zeus 27. | WIKI |
| It used to be thought that the site had been occupied since about 1500 BC, with a religious cult of Zeus developing around 1000 BC. | WIKI |
| Obverse: Head of Zeus wearing laurel wreath. | WIKI |
| The Temple of Zeus was built mid 5th century BC. | WIKI |
| A programme of new buildings and extensive repairs, including to the Temple of Zeus, took place. | WIKI |
| The Temple of Zeus was apparently destroyed around 426 AD, during the persecution of pagans in the late Roman Empire, following an edict by Theodosius II enforcing the ban on pagan festivals. | WIKI |
| Map of the first archaeological excavations in Olympia and of the temple of Olympian Zeus discovered by the expedition of Morea in May 1829 (by Abel Blouet and Pierre Achille Poirot) | WIKI |
| The site was divided topographically into squares, trenches were dug, excavations were undertaken in straight lines, and models for restoration were proposed: archaeology was becoming rationalized, and it was in this way that the location and identity of the Temple of Zeus were determined for the first time. | WIKI |
| They excavated the central part of the sanctuary including the Temple of Zeus, Temple of Hera, Metroon, Bouleuterion, Philipeion, Echo Stoa, Treasuries and Palaestra. | WIKI |
| Important finds included sculptures from the Temple of Zeus, the Nike of Paeonius, the Hermes of Praxiteles and many bronzes. | WIKI |
| In March 2021, archaeologists announced the discovery of a 2500 year-old unbroken bronze bull idol near to the temple of Greek deity Zeus. | WIKI |
| The famous sanctuary became the centre of worship of Zeus, the father of the twelve Olympian gods. | UNESCO |
| Many have been lost, such as the Olympia Zeus, a gold-and-ivory cult statue which was probably destroyed by Pheidias between 438 and 430 BC and one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. | UNESCO |
| Other masterpieces have survived: large votive archaic bronzes, pedimental sculptures and metopes from the temple of Zeus, and the famous complex of Hermes by Praxiteles. | UNESCO |
| These are all major works of sculpture and key references in the history of art.Criterion (ii): xc2xa0The influence of the monuments of Olympia has been considerable: the temple of Zeus, built in 470-457 BC, is a model of the great Doric temples constructed in the Peloponnese, as well as in southern Italy and in Sicily during the 5th century BC; the Nike by Paionios, sculptured circa 420 BC, so lastingly influenced iconographic allegories of victory that neoclassic art of the 19th century is still much indebted to it; the Olympian Palaestra with reference to the Roman period, a square and an open space for athletesxe2x80x99 training as well as a place for their mental and physical preparation before the Games, is undoubtedly the typological reference made by Vitruvius in xe2x80x9cDe Architecturaxe2x80x9d. | UNESCO |
| Consecrated to Zeus, the Altis is a major sanctuary from the 10th century BC to the 4th century AD, corresponding to the zenith of Olympia, marked more specifically by celebration of the Olympic Games from 776 BC to 393 AD. | UNESCO |
| Ancient sanctuaries, such as the Pelopion and a row of Treasuries to the north at the foot of Kronion Hill, are present within the peribolus of the Altis, consecrated to the gods, alongside the principal temples of Zeus and Hera. | UNESCO |
| In the sacred Altis, Zeusxe2x80x99 sacred forest, the same tree and plant species are found, as in antiquity. | UNESCO |