Ιερός Λόχος Θηβών
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Ιερός Λόχος Θηβών was an elite Theban military unit of 300 hoplites, famed in ancient Greece for its battlefield effectiveness and the close bonds between its paired warrior-lovers.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ιερός Λόχος Θηβών canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12503294 — 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: Ιερός Λόχος Θηβών Context triple: [Theban Sacred Band, greekName, Ιερός Λόχος Θηβών]
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A.
Histiaea
Histiaea was an ancient Greek city and region in northern Euboea, known from classical sources for its strategic coastal location and role in regional politics.
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B.
Arvanitika of Attica
Arvanitika of Attica is a regional variety of the Arvanitika language traditionally spoken by Arvanite communities in the Attica region of Greece.
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C.
Sikeloi
Sikeloi is the Greek name for the ancient Sicel people, an indigenous population of eastern Sicily known from classical antiquity.
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D.
Spartan Apella
The Spartan Apella was the popular assembly of Spartan male citizens that voted on laws, foreign policy, and major state decisions within the constitution traditionally attributed to Lycurgus.
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E.
Spartiate
Spartiate was a 74-gun French ship of the line captured by the British at the Battle of the Nile in 1798 and subsequently commissioned into the Royal Navy.
- 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: Ιερός Λόχος Θηβών Target entity description: Ιερός Λόχος Θηβών was an elite Theban military unit of 300 hoplites, famed in ancient Greece for its battlefield effectiveness and the close bonds between its paired warrior-lovers.
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A.
Histiaea
Histiaea was an ancient Greek city and region in northern Euboea, known from classical sources for its strategic coastal location and role in regional politics.
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B.
Arvanitika of Attica
Arvanitika of Attica is a regional variety of the Arvanitika language traditionally spoken by Arvanite communities in the Attica region of Greece.
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C.
Sikeloi
Sikeloi is the Greek name for the ancient Sicel people, an indigenous population of eastern Sicily known from classical antiquity.
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D.
Spartan Apella
The Spartan Apella was the popular assembly of Spartan male citizens that voted on laws, foreign policy, and major state decisions within the constitution traditionally attributed to Lycurgus.
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E.
Spartiate
Spartiate was a 74-gun French ship of the line captured by the British at the Battle of the Nile in 1798 and subsequently commissioned into the Royal Navy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.