Robigalia
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Robigalia was an ancient Roman agricultural festival dedicated to protecting crops from disease and rust, traditionally involving sacrifices and rituals to safeguard the harvest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robigalia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2112432 — 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: Robigalia Context triple: [Roman religion, hasFestival, Robigalia]
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A.
Vulcanalia
Vulcanalia was an ancient Roman religious festival held in honor of Vulcan, the god of fire and metalworking, typically observed with rituals aimed at averting destructive fires.
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B.
Lupercalia
Lupercalia was an ancient Roman fertility and purification festival, held in mid-February and traditionally linked to the legendary founders Romulus and Remus.
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C.
Ripaille
Ripaille is a historic lakeside château and former monastic estate on the southern shore of Lake Geneva in Thonon-les-Bains, France, known for its association with the Dukes of Savoy and later wine production.
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D.
Feria Quarta Cinerum
Feria Quarta Cinerum is the Latin name for Ash Wednesday, the Christian holy day that marks the beginning of Lent with the imposition of ashes as a sign of repentance.
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E.
Saturnalia
Saturnalia was an ancient Roman winter festival honoring the god Saturn, marked by feasting, gift-giving, role reversals, and widespread revelry.
- 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: Robigalia Target entity description: Robigalia was an ancient Roman agricultural festival dedicated to protecting crops from disease and rust, traditionally involving sacrifices and rituals to safeguard the harvest.
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A.
Vulcanalia
Vulcanalia was an ancient Roman religious festival held in honor of Vulcan, the god of fire and metalworking, typically observed with rituals aimed at averting destructive fires.
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B.
Lupercalia
Lupercalia was an ancient Roman fertility and purification festival, held in mid-February and traditionally linked to the legendary founders Romulus and Remus.
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C.
Ripaille
Ripaille is a historic lakeside château and former monastic estate on the southern shore of Lake Geneva in Thonon-les-Bains, France, known for its association with the Dukes of Savoy and later wine production.
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D.
Feria Quarta Cinerum
Feria Quarta Cinerum is the Latin name for Ash Wednesday, the Christian holy day that marks the beginning of Lent with the imposition of ashes as a sign of repentance.
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E.
Saturnalia
Saturnalia was an ancient Roman winter festival honoring the god Saturn, marked by feasting, gift-giving, role reversals, and widespread revelry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman religious observance
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agricultural festival ⓘ ancient Roman festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman agricultural calendar
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fertility of fields ⓘ grain crops ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| calendarPosition | held in spring ⓘ |
| category |
Roman festivals related to agriculture
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religious festivals in ancient Rome ⓘ |
| culture |
Roman Antiquity
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surface form:
ancient Rome
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| dedicatedTo |
prevention of crop disease
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prevention of wheat rust ⓘ protection of crops ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
apotropaic rite
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public state cult ⓘ rural religious practice ⓘ |
| hasDeityType |
agricultural deity
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deity of crop rust ⓘ |
| honors |
Robigo
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Robigus ⓘ |
| languageOfRitual | Latin ⓘ |
| locationType |
rural sanctuary
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sacred grove ⓘ |
| mainRitualType |
prayer
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procession ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Roman priests
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flamines ⓘ pontifices ⓘ |
| purpose |
to avert crop blight
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to avert wheat rust ⓘ to safeguard the harvest ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Roman agricultural deities
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Roman state festivals ⓘ protection of food supply ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Roman religion ⓘ |
| ritualAction |
offering of entrails
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recitation of solemn prayers ⓘ |
| sacrificialVictim |
dog
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sheep ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Roman Empire
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Roman Republic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robigalia Description of subject: Robigalia was an ancient Roman agricultural festival dedicated to protecting crops from disease and rust, traditionally involving sacrifices and rituals to safeguard the harvest.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
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