Lykosoura
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Lykosoura was an ancient Arcadian city in the Peloponnese, renowned as a major sanctuary site dedicated to the goddess Despoina in Greek religion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lykosoura canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5126160 — 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: Lykosoura Context triple: [Despoina, cultCenter, Lykosoura]
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A.
Carneia
Carneia was an important ancient Spartan and Dorian festival in honor of Apollo, marked by rituals, music, and athletic contests that reflected both military and agricultural aspects of the community.
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B.
Pserimos
Pserimos is a small Greek island in the southeastern Aegean Sea, known for its quiet beaches and traditional village life.
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C.
Lykovrysi
Lykovrysi is a suburban town in the northern part of the Athens metropolitan area in Greece.
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D.
Paramythia
Paramythia is a small historic town in northwestern Greece, known for its traditional architecture and its location in the mountainous region of Epirus.
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E.
Cholargos
Cholargos is a suburban municipality in the northern part of the Athens metropolitan area in Greece, known for its residential character and proximity to the city center.
- 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: Lykosoura Target entity description: Lykosoura was an ancient Arcadian city in the Peloponnese, renowned as a major sanctuary site dedicated to the goddess Despoina in Greek religion.
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A.
Carneia
Carneia was an important ancient Spartan and Dorian festival in honor of Apollo, marked by rituals, music, and athletic contests that reflected both military and agricultural aspects of the community.
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B.
Pserimos
Pserimos is a small Greek island in the southeastern Aegean Sea, known for its quiet beaches and traditional village life.
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C.
Lykovrysi
Lykovrysi is a suburban town in the northern part of the Athens metropolitan area in Greece.
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D.
Paramythia
Paramythia is a small historic town in northwestern Greece, known for its traditional architecture and its location in the mountainous region of Epirus.
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E.
Cholargos
Cholargos is a suburban municipality in the northern part of the Athens metropolitan area in Greece, known for its residential character and proximity to the city center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalExcavationsBy | Greek Archaeological Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRemains |
altar
ⓘ
colonnades ⓘ fragments of marble sculpture ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ temple foundations ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Anytos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Artemis NERFINISHED ⓘ Demeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| claimedAs |
oldest city in Greece
ⓘ
oldest city in the world ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| cultEpithet | Despoina ("the Mistress") NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultStatueSculptor | Damophon of Messene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultType | mystery cult ⓘ |
| culturalSphere | ancient Greek culture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Despoina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedInWork | Pausanias’ Description of Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
sacred precinct (temenos)
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theater-like seating for worshippers ⓘ |
| hasMonument | colossal cult statue group of Despoina and Demeter ⓘ |
| hasRituals |
animal sacrifice
ⓘ
mystery rites of Despoina ⓘ processions ⓘ |
| hasSanctuary | Sanctuary of Despoina at Lykosoura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSanctuaryOf | Despoina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTemple | Temple of Despoina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageType | classical archaeological heritage site ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arcadia
NERFINISHED
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Peloponnese ⓘ ancient Arcadia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorDeityVenerated | Despoina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Pausanias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeRegion | Arcadia regional unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearMountain | Mount Lykaion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSettlement | Megalopolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
Classical period
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Roman period ⓘ |
| primaryFunctionInAntiquity | religious sanctuary center ⓘ |
| regionType | mountainous region ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| urbanStatus | small city ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lykosoura Description of subject: Lykosoura was an ancient Arcadian city in the Peloponnese, renowned as a major sanctuary site dedicated to the goddess Despoina in Greek religion.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.