Diospolis Magna
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Diospolis Magna is the ancient Greek name for Thebes, the major city of Upper Egypt that served as a prominent political and religious center, especially as the cult center of the god Amun.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Diospolis Magna canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4364631 — 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: Diospolis Magna Context triple: [Waset, knownAs, Diospolis Magna]
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A.
Diospolis
Diospolis is the ancient name of the city historically known as Lydda (modern Lod) in central Israel, an important urban center in classical and early Christian periods.
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B.
Antinoopolis
Antinoopolis was a prominent ancient city in Egypt, founded by the Roman emperor Hadrian and later serving as an important urban and administrative center in Byzantine Egypt.
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C.
Trajanopolis
Trajanopolis was an ancient city in Cilicia, Asia Minor, known as a later Roman-era name for the settlement originally called Selinus.
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D.
Hierapolis
Hierapolis was an ancient Greco-Roman city in Phrygia (modern-day Turkey), known for its hot springs and as an early center of Christianity.
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E.
Dura-Europos
Dura-Europos was an ancient Hellenistic, Parthian, and Roman frontier city on the Euphrates in present-day Syria, renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved religious buildings and early Christian and Jewish art.
- 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: Diospolis Magna Target entity description: Diospolis Magna is the ancient Greek name for Thebes, the major city of Upper Egypt that served as a prominent political and religious center, especially as the cult center of the god Amun.
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A.
Diospolis
Diospolis is the ancient name of the city historically known as Lydda (modern Lod) in central Israel, an important urban center in classical and early Christian periods.
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B.
Antinoopolis
Antinoopolis was a prominent ancient city in Egypt, founded by the Roman emperor Hadrian and later serving as an important urban and administrative center in Byzantine Egypt.
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C.
Trajanopolis
Trajanopolis was an ancient city in Cilicia, Asia Minor, known as a later Roman-era name for the settlement originally called Selinus.
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D.
Hierapolis
Hierapolis was an ancient Greco-Roman city in Phrygia (modern-day Turkey), known for its hot springs and as an early center of Christianity.
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E.
Dura-Europos
Dura-Europos was an ancient Hellenistic, Parthian, and Roman frontier city on the Euphrates in present-day Syria, renowned for its exceptionally well-preserved religious buildings and early Christian and Jewish art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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archaeological site ⓘ former populated place ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Amun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khonsu NERFINISHED ⓘ Mut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Egypt (Middle Kingdom, intermittently)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt (New Kingdom, primarily) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedBy | Nile river trade routes ⓘ |
| correspondsToModernCity | Luxor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultCenterOf | Amun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GreekNameOf | Thebes (Egypt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
palatial remains
ⓘ
residential quarters ⓘ temple ruins ⓘ |
| hasGreekName | Διόσπολις μεγάλη NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site (Thebes and its Necropolis) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLatinName | Diospolis Magna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | Great City of Zeus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStructure |
Medinet Habu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ramesseum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTempleComplex |
Karnak Temple Complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luxor Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
monumental temples
ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ royal tombs ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Ancient Egyptian
ⓘ
Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Egypt
ⓘ
Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Nile River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearMonument | Colossi of Memnon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearNecropolis |
Deir el-Medina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valley of the Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley of the Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFestival | Opet Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Theban region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian Thebaid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousRole | major cult center of Amun-Ra ⓘ |
| servedAs |
political center of Upper Egypt
ⓘ
religious center of Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Bronze Age
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Classical Antiquity ⓘ Iron Age ⓘ |
| underControlOf |
Ptolemaic Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diospolis Magna Description of subject: Diospolis Magna is the ancient Greek name for Thebes, the major city of Upper Egypt that served as a prominent political and religious center, especially as the cult center of the god Amun.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.