Larisa (ancient city)
E73187
Larisa was an important ancient Greek city in the region of Thessaly, known as a political and cultural center of the area.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Larisa (ancient city) canonical | 1 |
| Larissa (figure in Greek mythology) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T585376 — 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: Larisa (ancient city) Context triple: [Thessaly, containsCity, Larisa (ancient city)]
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A.
Naissus
Naissus was an important ancient Roman city in the province of Moesia, located at the site of modern-day Niš in Serbia.
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B.
Panticapaeum
Panticapaeum was an important ancient Greek city and trading center on the Cimmerian Bosporus, located where the modern city of Kerch in Crimea now stands.
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C.
Scythian Neapolis
Scythian Neapolis was an ancient fortified city and political center of the Scythians located near present-day Simferopol in Crimea.
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D.
Pella
Pella is a well-known American brand specializing in the design and manufacture of windows and doors for residential and commercial buildings.
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E.
Pella, Greece
Pella, Greece is an ancient city in northern Greece that served as the capital of the Kingdom of Macedon and the birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- 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: Larisa (ancient city) Target entity description: Larisa was an important ancient Greek city in the region of Thessaly, known as a political and cultural center of the area.
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A.
Naissus
Naissus was an important ancient Roman city in the province of Moesia, located at the site of modern-day Niš in Serbia.
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B.
Panticapaeum
Panticapaeum was an important ancient Greek city and trading center on the Cimmerian Bosporus, located where the modern city of Kerch in Crimea now stands.
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C.
Scythian Neapolis
Scythian Neapolis was an ancient fortified city and political center of the Scythians located near present-day Simferopol in Crimea.
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D.
Pella
Pella is a well-known American brand specializing in the design and manufacture of windows and doors for residential and commercial buildings.
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E.
Pella, Greece
Pella, Greece is an ancient city in northern Greece that served as the capital of the Kingdom of Macedon and the birthplace of Alexander the Great.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city
ⓘ
polis ⓘ |
| connectedBy | ancient road network of Thessaly ⓘ |
| coordinateApprox | 39.64°N 22.42°E ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| currencyUsed | Thessalian coinage ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Classical period of Ancient Greece
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Thessalians
ⓘ
surface form:
Thessalian aristocracy
|
| hadBuilding |
acropolis
ⓘ
agora ⓘ theater ⓘ |
| hadFortifications | city walls ⓘ |
| hadInstitution |
local council (boule)
ⓘ
popular assembly (ekklesia) ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | remains beneath modern Larissa ⓘ |
| hasModernSuccessor | Larissa ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Thessalians ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural activities
ⓘ
political influence in Thessaly ⓘ strategic location in the Thessalian plain ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Thessaly
ⓘ
central Greece ⓘ |
| locatedInValley |
Thessaly
ⓘ
surface form:
Thessalian plain
|
| locatedOnRiver |
Pineios River
ⓘ
surface form:
Peneus River
|
| mentionedBy |
Herodotus
ⓘ
Livy ⓘ Strabo ⓘ Thucydides ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| partOf | Thessalian League ⓘ |
| politicalRole | center of Thessalian federal institutions ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | regional hegemon in Thessaly ⓘ |
| regionType | Thessalian city-state ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| servedAs |
cultural center of Thessaly
ⓘ
political center of Thessaly ⓘ |
| subregion | Pelasgiotis ⓘ |
| timeInhabitedFrom | at least Archaic period ⓘ |
| timeInhabitedUntil | late antiquity ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf | Thessaly ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Larisa (ancient city) Description of subject: Larisa was an important ancient Greek city in the region of Thessaly, known as a political and cultural center of the area.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Larissa (figure in Greek mythology)