month of Anthesterion
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The month of Anthesterion was an ancient Athenian lunar month in late winter or early spring, associated with the festival of Anthesteria in honor of Dionysus.
All labels observed (1)
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| month of Anthesterion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16576922 — 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: month of Anthesterion Context triple: [Chytroi, timeWithinYear, month of Anthesterion]
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A.
Boedromion
Boedromion was a month in the ancient Athenian calendar, roughly corresponding to early autumn, notable for hosting major religious festivals and rites.
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B.
Anthesteria
Anthesteria was an ancient Athenian festival of Dionysus celebrating the new wine, fertility, and the spirits of the dead over three days each spring.
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C.
Menaion
The Menaion is a principal liturgical book of the Byzantine Rite containing the fixed texts and services for each day of the liturgical year, arranged by month.
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D.
Mercuralia
Mercuralia was an ancient Roman festival dedicated to the god Mercury, celebrated especially by merchants seeking his favor for successful trade and business.
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E.
Demeter festival
Demeter festival refers to any of the ancient Greek religious celebrations held in honor of the goddess Demeter, typically associated with agriculture, fertility, and the harvest.
- 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: month of Anthesterion Target entity description: The month of Anthesterion was an ancient Athenian lunar month in late winter or early spring, associated with the festival of Anthesteria in honor of Dionysus.
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A.
Boedromion
Boedromion was a month in the ancient Athenian calendar, roughly corresponding to early autumn, notable for hosting major religious festivals and rites.
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B.
Anthesteria
Anthesteria was an ancient Athenian festival of Dionysus celebrating the new wine, fertility, and the spirits of the dead over three days each spring.
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C.
Menaion
The Menaion is a principal liturgical book of the Byzantine Rite containing the fixed texts and services for each day of the liturgical year, arranged by month.
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D.
Mercuralia
Mercuralia was an ancient Roman festival dedicated to the god Mercury, celebrated especially by merchants seeking his favor for successful trade and business.
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E.
Demeter festival
Demeter festival refers to any of the ancient Greek religious celebrations held in honor of the goddess Demeter, typically associated with agriculture, fertility, and the harvest.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.