Arcadians

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The Arcadians were an ancient Greek people who inhabited the mountainous central region of the Peloponnese and were often associated with pastoral life and rustic simplicity in classical literature.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Arcadians canonical 5
Allies of Syracuse 1
Troezenians 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Greek people
ethnic group
associatedWith mountainous landscape
pastoral life
rural simplicity
shepherds
capitalRegionCity Mantinea
Megalopolis
Tegea
continent Europe
country Greek Antiquity
surface form: Ancient Greece
culturalLegacy Arcadia as literary utopia
culturalSymbolOf Golden Age simplicity
idyllic rural life
describedAs pastoral people
rustic
simple
economy agriculture
animal husbandry
pastoralism
ethnicity Greek
formed Arcadian League
influencedConcept Arcadian pastoral tradition
surface form: Arcadian ideal

pastoral utopia
language Arcadocypriot Greek
surface form: Arcadian Greek
languageFamily Greek language
locatedIn Arcadia
Peloponnese
central Peloponnese
mentionedIn Greek mythology
classical literature
mythicalAncestry Lycaon
Pelasgians
neighboringPeople Argives
Eleans
Spartans
politicalOrganization city-states
regionType inland
religion ancient Greek religion
reputationInAntiquity hardy
primitive
warlike
terrain mountainous region
timePeriod Classical Greece
Hellenistic period
worshippedDeity Hermes
Pan
Zeus

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Instruction
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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
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Input
Subject: Arcadians
Description of subject: The Arcadians were an ancient Greek people who inhabited the mountainous central region of the Peloponnese and were often associated with pastoral life and rustic simplicity in classical literature.

Referenced by (7)

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

Arcadia historicalInhabitants Arcadians
Sybaris foundedBy Arcadians
this entity surface form: Troezenians
Sicilian Expedition belligerent Arcadians
this entity surface form: Allies of Syracuse
Phigaleia inhabitedBy Arcadians
Phliasians opposedBy Arcadians
Eleans neighbors Arcadians