tomb of Achilles
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The tomb of Achilles is the legendary burial site of the Greek hero Achilles near Troy, venerated in ancient myth and literature as a place of heroic cult and sacrifice.
All labels observed (1)
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| tomb of Achilles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13017106 — 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: tomb of Achilles Context triple: [Polyxena, associatedWith, tomb of Achilles]
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Treasury of Atreus
The Treasury of Atreus is a monumental tholos (beehive) tomb at Mycenae in Greece, renowned for its impressive corbelled dome and as one of the finest surviving examples of Mycenaean funerary architecture.
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royal necropolis of Aigai
The royal necropolis of Aigai is an ancient Macedonian burial ground, famed for its richly furnished tombs of kings such as Philip II and its exceptional archaeological finds.
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Tomb of Philip II of Macedon
The Tomb of Philip II of Macedon is an opulent 4th-century BCE royal burial discovered at Vergina in northern Greece, widely believed to belong to Alexander the Great’s father and renowned for its rich grave goods and historical significance.
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Tomb of Heinrich Schliemann
The Tomb of Heinrich Schliemann is the grand, neoclassical mausoleum in Athens honoring the German archaeologist famed for his excavations at Troy and Mycenae.
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Tholos tomb of Minyas
The Tholos tomb of Minyas is a monumental Mycenaean beehive-shaped burial structure near Orchomenus in Boeotia, Greece, renowned for its impressive architecture and rich archaeological significance.
- 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: tomb of Achilles Target entity description: The tomb of Achilles is the legendary burial site of the Greek hero Achilles near Troy, venerated in ancient myth and literature as a place of heroic cult and sacrifice.
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A.
Treasury of Atreus
The Treasury of Atreus is a monumental tholos (beehive) tomb at Mycenae in Greece, renowned for its impressive corbelled dome and as one of the finest surviving examples of Mycenaean funerary architecture.
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B.
royal necropolis of Aigai
The royal necropolis of Aigai is an ancient Macedonian burial ground, famed for its richly furnished tombs of kings such as Philip II and its exceptional archaeological finds.
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C.
Tomb of Philip II of Macedon
The Tomb of Philip II of Macedon is an opulent 4th-century BCE royal burial discovered at Vergina in northern Greece, widely believed to belong to Alexander the Great’s father and renowned for its rich grave goods and historical significance.
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D.
Tomb of Heinrich Schliemann
The Tomb of Heinrich Schliemann is the grand, neoclassical mausoleum in Athens honoring the German archaeologist famed for his excavations at Troy and Mycenae.
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E.
Tholos tomb of Minyas
The Tholos tomb of Minyas is a monumental Mycenaean beehive-shaped burial structure near Orchomenus in Boeotia, Greece, renowned for its impressive architecture and rich archaeological significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cult site
ⓘ
heroön ⓘ legendary burial site ⓘ mythological place ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Achilles
ⓘ
Troy ⓘ |
| commemorates | death of Achilles ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander
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Epic Cycle ⓘ Homeric tradition ⓘ Philostratus’ Heroicus ⓘ
linked to:
Philostratus’ Imagines
Quintus of Smyrna’s Posthomerica ⓘ
linked to:
Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica
Strabo’s Geography ⓘ
linked to:
works of Strabo
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| function |
burial place of Achilles
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place of heroic consultation ⓘ site of offerings to Achilles ⓘ |
| hasCultType | hero cult ⓘ |
| hasRepresentation |
mound
ⓘ
seaside barrow ⓘ tumulus ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
animal sacrifice
ⓘ
athletic contests ⓘ funerary games ⓘ libations ⓘ |
| influenced | later hero cult topography ⓘ |
| linkedEvent | Trojan War ⓘ |
| linkedFigure |
Neoptolemus
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Odysseus ⓘ Patroclus ⓘ Thetis ⓘ |
| literaryMotif |
place of heroic epiphany
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place of lamentation ⓘ site of sacrifice before sailing ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Dardanelles
ⓘ
Hellespont ⓘ
linked to:
Dardanelles
ancient Troy ⓘ |
| mythologicalStatus | legendary ⓘ |
| partOf | mythic landscape of the Troad ⓘ |
| timeOfCult |
Archaic period
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Classical period ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| uncertainIdentification | modern archaeology ⓘ |
| veneratedBy |
Achaeans
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Alexander the Great ⓘ Greeks ⓘ Hellenistic rulers ⓘ |
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Subject: tomb of Achilles Description of subject: The tomb of Achilles is the legendary burial site of the Greek hero Achilles near Troy, venerated in ancient myth and literature as a place of heroic cult and sacrifice.
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