Athenian silver mines
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The Athenian silver mines were rich ancient mining operations near Lavrio that provided much of classical Athens’ wealth and funded its naval power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Athenian silver mines canonical | 1 |
| Laurion mines | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11965638 — 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: Athenian silver mines Context triple: [Lavrio, associatedWith, Athenian silver mines]
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A.
Mint of Athens
The Mint of Athens was an ancient Greek facility in the Athenian Agora where the city’s coinage, including its famous silver drachmas, was produced.
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B.
Siphnian Treasury
The Siphnian Treasury is an ornate Archaic-period treasury at Delphi, famed for its richly sculpted marble friezes and caryatid columns dedicated by the island of Siphnos.
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C.
Treasury of the Sikyonians
The Treasury of the Sikyonians is an ancient Greek votive building at Delphi, dedicated by the city of Sikyon to house offerings and display its wealth and piety within the sanctuary of Apollo.
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D.
Athenian Treasury
The Athenian Treasury is a small, temple-like marble building at Delphi, dedicated by Athens to commemorate military victories and house lavish offerings to the god Apollo.
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E.
Pentelic quarries
Pentelic quarries are the ancient marble quarries on Mount Pentelicus in Greece, famed for supplying the high-quality white marble used in classical Athenian monuments such as the Parthenon.
- 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: Athenian silver mines Target entity description: The Athenian silver mines were rich ancient mining operations near Lavrio that provided much of classical Athens’ wealth and funded its naval power.
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A.
Mint of Athens
The Mint of Athens was an ancient Greek facility in the Athenian Agora where the city’s coinage, including its famous silver drachmas, was produced.
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B.
Siphnian Treasury
The Siphnian Treasury is an ornate Archaic-period treasury at Delphi, famed for its richly sculpted marble friezes and caryatid columns dedicated by the island of Siphnos.
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C.
Treasury of the Sikyonians
The Treasury of the Sikyonians is an ancient Greek votive building at Delphi, dedicated by the city of Sikyon to house offerings and display its wealth and piety within the sanctuary of Apollo.
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D.
Athenian Treasury
The Athenian Treasury is a small, temple-like marble building at Delphi, dedicated by Athens to commemorate military victories and house lavish offerings to the god Apollo.
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E.
Pentelic quarries
Pentelic quarries are the ancient marble quarries on Mount Pentelicus in Greece, famed for supplying the high-quality white marble used in classical Athenian monuments such as the Parthenon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Laurion mines