Athenian genos
C12667
concept
An Athenian genos was a kinship-based social and religious group in ancient Athens, composed of families claiming common ancestry and sharing hereditary cults, privileges, and civic responsibilities.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alcmaeonid | 2 |
| Athenian aristocratic family | 2 |
| Athenian genos canonical | 1 |
| Athenian priestly family | 1 |
| ancient Athenian aristocratic family | 1 |
| ancient Athenian family | 1 |
| ancient Athenian priestly family | 1 |
| ancient Greek noble clan | 1 |
| ancient Greek priestly clan | 1 |
| genos of Athens | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: Athenian genos
Generated description
An Athenian genos was a kinship-based social and religious group in ancient Athens, composed of families claiming common ancestry and sharing hereditary cults, privileges, and civic responsibilities.
Instances (10)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Eumolpidae | ancient Athenian priestly family |
| Kerykes | Athenian priestly family |
| Philaidae family | ancient Athenian aristocratic family |
| Alcmaeon (son of Megacles) | Alcmaeonid |
| Megacles | Alcmaeonid |
| Philaid family | Athenian aristocratic family |
| Branchidae | ancient Greek priestly clan |
| Kerykes family | ancient Athenian family |
| Alcmaeonid family | — |
| Critias family | Athenian aristocratic family |