Telesterion at Eleusis
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The Telesterion at Eleusis was the great initiation hall and central sanctuary of the Eleusinian Mysteries, one of ancient Greece’s most important religious cult centers.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Telesterion at Eleusis Context triple: [Ictinus, notableWork, Telesterion at Eleusis]
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A.
Sanctuary of Apollo
The Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene is an important ancient Greek religious complex in modern-day Libya, dedicated to the god Apollo and central to the civic and spiritual life of the classical city.
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B.
Gymnasium of Delphi
The Gymnasium of Delphi is an ancient Greek athletic and training complex located below the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, where athletes prepared for competitions associated with the famous oracle and Panhellenic games.
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C.
Theatre of Delphi
The Theatre of Delphi is an ancient Greek open-air theater built into the hillside of the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, renowned for its panoramic views over the valley and its role in religious festivals and dramatic performances.
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D.
Tholos of Delphi
The Tholos of Delphi is a circular 4th-century BCE sanctuary building at the ancient Greek site of Delphi, renowned for its elegant Doric and Corinthian architecture and its enigmatic religious function.
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E.
Roman Agora of Delphi
The Roman Agora of Delphi is an ancient marketplace complex built during the Roman period at the sanctuary of Delphi, featuring shops and public spaces that served as a commercial and social hub.
- 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: Telesterion at Eleusis Target entity description: The Telesterion at Eleusis was the great initiation hall and central sanctuary of the Eleusinian Mysteries, one of ancient Greece’s most important religious cult centers.
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A.
Sanctuary of Apollo
The Sanctuary of Apollo at Cyrene is an important ancient Greek religious complex in modern-day Libya, dedicated to the god Apollo and central to the civic and spiritual life of the classical city.
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B.
Gymnasium of Delphi
The Gymnasium of Delphi is an ancient Greek athletic and training complex located below the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, where athletes prepared for competitions associated with the famous oracle and Panhellenic games.
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C.
Theatre of Delphi
The Theatre of Delphi is an ancient Greek open-air theater built into the hillside of the sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi, renowned for its panoramic views over the valley and its role in religious festivals and dramatic performances.
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D.
Tholos of Delphi
The Tholos of Delphi is a circular 4th-century BCE sanctuary building at the ancient Greek site of Delphi, renowned for its elegant Doric and Corinthian architecture and its enigmatic religious function.
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E.
Roman Agora of Delphi
The Roman Agora of Delphi is an ancient marketplace complex built during the Roman period at the sanctuary of Delphi, featuring shops and public spaces that served as a commercial and social hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
initiation hall
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ |
| accessedFrom |
Sacred Way between Athens and Eleusis
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacred Way from Athens
|
| AnaktoronUsedFor | keeping sacred objects of the Mysteries ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | ruins at Eleusis ⓘ |
| architectAssociatedWith | Ictinus ⓘ |
| associatedDeities |
Demeter
ⓘ
Persephone ⓘ |
| associatedMyth | myth of Demeter and Persephone ⓘ |
| associatedRitual |
Eleusinian Mysteries
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Eleusinian Mysteries
Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ
surface form:
Lesser Eleusinian Mysteries
|
| capacity | several thousand initiates ⓘ |
| closedUnder | Christian emperors of the Roman Empire ⓘ |
| contains | Anaktoron ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| damagedBy | Heruli raid of 267 CE ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Demeter
ⓘ
Persephone ⓘ |
| destroyedBy |
Greco-Persian Wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Persian invasion of 480–479 BCE
|
| excavatedBy |
Archaeological Society at Athens
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surface form:
Greek Archaeological Society
|
| feature |
central hall without internal columns in some phases
ⓘ
internal seating tiers ⓘ multiple entrances ⓘ roof supported by interior columns in later phases ⓘ |
| finalDestruction | late 4th century CE ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important monument of ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| inUseUntil | late Roman Empire ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| laterRebuiltBy | Athenians ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Attica
ⓘ
Eleusis ⓘ Greece ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | place of completion or initiation ⓘ |
| near | Saronic Gulf ⓘ |
| partOf |
Telesterion at Eleusis
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
sanctuary of Demeter and Kore at Eleusis
|
| period | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| rebuiltDuring | age of Pericles ⓘ |
| rebuiltUnder | Pericles ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
initiation of mystai
ⓘ
performance of sacred acts (dromena) ⓘ recitation of sacred words (legomena) ⓘ revelation of sacred things (deiknymena) ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular hall ⓘ |
| significance |
central sanctuary of the Eleusinian Mysteries
ⓘ
one of the most important cult centers in ancient Greece ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Eleusinian Mysteries
ⓘ
religious initiation ⓘ secret rites ⓘ |
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Subject: Telesterion at Eleusis Description of subject: The Telesterion at Eleusis was the great initiation hall and central sanctuary of the Eleusinian Mysteries, one of ancient Greece’s most important religious cult centers.
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Telesterion
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Sanctuary of Demeter at Eleusis
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Sanctuary of Demeter
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Telesterion
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sanctuary of Demeter and Kore at Eleusis
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sanctuary of Eleusis
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Sanctuary of Demeter at Eleusis
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Eleusis archaeological site complex
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Demeter’s sanctuary at Eleusis
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ancient sanctuary of Eleusis
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Telesterion of Eleusis
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archaeological site of Eleusis
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Sanctuary of Demeter at Eleusis
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Sanctuary of Demeter at Eleusis
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Sanctuary of Demeter at Eleusis
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Sanctuary of Demeter at Eleusis
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Sanctuary of Demeter at Eleusis
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sanctuary of Eleusis
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ancient sanctuary of Demeter
this entity surface form:
Telesterion of Eleusis