Chimaera of Lycia
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The Chimaera of Lycia is a famous eternal flame site in southwestern Turkey where natural gas seeps from the ground and has burned continuously since antiquity, inspiring ancient myths of a fire-breathing monster.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chimaera of Lycia canonical | 1 |
| Chimera of Yanartaş | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13606733 — 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: Chimaera of Lycia Context triple: [Olympos, locatedNear, Chimaera of Lycia]
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A.
Lamiae
Lamiae are terrifying female monsters from Greek mythology known for preying on children and seducing or devouring men.
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B.
Pegusa
Pegusa is a genus of flatfish within the family Soleidae, comprising several species of soles found in coastal and estuarine waters of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.
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C.
Palibothra
Palibothra is the ancient Greek name for Pataliputra, the historic capital city of several major Indian empires located near modern-day Patna in Bihar, India.
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D.
Lophodolos
Lophodolos is a genus of deep-sea anglerfish in the family Oneirodidae, known for their bioluminescent lures used to attract prey in the dark ocean depths.
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E.
The Gorgon
The Gorgon is a 1964 British horror film from Hammer Films that blends Gothic atmosphere with Greek mythology, centering on a deadly monster turning victims to stone in a remote European village.
- 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: Chimaera of Lycia Target entity description: The Chimaera of Lycia is a famous eternal flame site in southwestern Turkey where natural gas seeps from the ground and has burned continuously since antiquity, inspiring ancient myths of a fire-breathing monster.
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A.
Lamiae
Lamiae are terrifying female monsters from Greek mythology known for preying on children and seducing or devouring men.
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B.
Pegusa
Pegusa is a genus of flatfish within the family Soleidae, comprising several species of soles found in coastal and estuarine waters of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean.
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C.
Palibothra
Palibothra is the ancient Greek name for Pataliputra, the historic capital city of several major Indian empires located near modern-day Patna in Bihar, India.
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D.
Lophodolos
Lophodolos is a genus of deep-sea anglerfish in the family Oneirodidae, known for their bioluminescent lures used to attract prey in the dark ocean depths.
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E.
The Gorgon
The Gorgon is a 1964 British horror film from Hammer Films that blends Gothic atmosphere with Greek mythology, centering on a deadly monster turning victims to stone in a remote European village.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chimera of Yanartaş