Triple
T610929
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Byzantine Empire |
E12095
|
entity |
| Predicate | usedWeapon |
P706
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Greek fire
Greek fire was a notorious incendiary weapon of the medieval Byzantine navy, capable of burning even on water and used to devastating effect in naval warfare.
|
E76419
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Greek fire | Statement: [Byzantine Empire, usedWeapon, Greek fire]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Greek fire Context triple: [Byzantine Empire, usedWeapon, Greek fire]
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A.
Athenian navy
The Athenian navy was the powerful maritime force of ancient Athens that dominated the Aegean Sea, enabled the city’s commercial and imperial expansion, and played a decisive role in the Greco-Persian and Peloponnesian Wars.
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B.
Typhonomachy
Typhonomachy is the mythological battle in Greek lore between Zeus and the monstrous giant Typhon, often seen as a sequel or counterpart to the Titanomachy.
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C.
Catana
Catana is the ancient name for the Greek colony and city now known as Catania, located on the eastern coast of Sicily.
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D.
Taphus
Taphus was the original name of the town that later became Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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E.
Noetus of Smyrna
Noetus of Smyrna was an early Christian theologian known for advocating modalism, the view that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not distinct persons but different modes of one God.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Greek fire Triple: [Byzantine Empire, usedWeapon, Greek fire]
Generated description
Greek fire was a notorious incendiary weapon of the medieval Byzantine navy, capable of burning even on water and used to devastating effect in naval warfare.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Greek fire Target entity description: Greek fire was a notorious incendiary weapon of the medieval Byzantine navy, capable of burning even on water and used to devastating effect in naval warfare.
-
A.
Athenian navy
The Athenian navy was the powerful maritime force of ancient Athens that dominated the Aegean Sea, enabled the city’s commercial and imperial expansion, and played a decisive role in the Greco-Persian and Peloponnesian Wars.
-
B.
Typhonomachy
Typhonomachy is the mythological battle in Greek lore between Zeus and the monstrous giant Typhon, often seen as a sequel or counterpart to the Titanomachy.
-
C.
Catana
Catana is the ancient name for the Greek colony and city now known as Catania, located on the eastern coast of Sicily.
-
D.
Taphus
Taphus was the original name of the town that later became Charlotte Amalie, the capital of the U.S. Virgin Islands.
-
E.
Noetus of Smyrna
Noetus of Smyrna was an early Christian theologian known for advocating modalism, the view that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not distinct persons but different modes of one God.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a493309df48190a327f748e88049a6 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a49df7c088819082eb70de4f0f4fbf |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:13 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a52eacec94819094e920ab1c0659e8 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 6:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a53062c138819095262b45396fc97a |
completed | March 2, 2026, 6:38 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a530f8c6b08190b987016e8e8c11b6 |
completed | March 2, 2026, 6:40 a.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.