Thea (goddess) in Ptolemaic royal cult
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Thea in the Ptolemaic royal cult is a divine epithet meaning “goddess,” used to honor and deify queens such as Cleopatra I Syra within the state religion of Hellenistic Egypt.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thea (goddess) in Ptolemaic royal cult canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14698433 — 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: Thea (goddess) in Ptolemaic royal cult Context triple: [Cleopatra I Syra, titleStyle, Thea (goddess) in Ptolemaic royal cult]
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A.
cult of Hera
The cult of Hera was an ancient Greek religious tradition centered on the worship of the goddess Hera, especially prominent at sanctuaries such as the Heraion of Olympia.
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B.
Harpocrates cult
The Harpocrates cult was an ancient religious tradition devoted to the Hellenized Egyptian child-god of silence and secrecy, worshipped particularly in Greco-Roman sanctuaries of Egyptian deities.
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C.
cult of Isis
The cult of Isis was a widespread Greco-Roman religious movement devoted to the Egyptian goddess Isis, offering initiates personal salvation, healing, and protection through mystery rites and elaborate temple worship.
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D.
cult of Ptah
The cult of Ptah was an ancient Egyptian religious tradition centered on the creator god Ptah, especially prominent in the city of Memphis and its surrounding necropolis.
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E.
Amun cult of Thebes
The Amun cult of Thebes was a powerful ancient Egyptian religious institution devoted to the god Amun, whose priesthood and temples in Thebes played a central role in the kingdom’s political and ceremonial life.
- 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: Thea (goddess) in Ptolemaic royal cult Target entity description: Thea in the Ptolemaic royal cult is a divine epithet meaning “goddess,” used to honor and deify queens such as Cleopatra I Syra within the state religion of Hellenistic Egypt.
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A.
cult of Hera
The cult of Hera was an ancient Greek religious tradition centered on the worship of the goddess Hera, especially prominent at sanctuaries such as the Heraion of Olympia.
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B.
Harpocrates cult
The Harpocrates cult was an ancient religious tradition devoted to the Hellenized Egyptian child-god of silence and secrecy, worshipped particularly in Greco-Roman sanctuaries of Egyptian deities.
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C.
cult of Isis
The cult of Isis was a widespread Greco-Roman religious movement devoted to the Egyptian goddess Isis, offering initiates personal salvation, healing, and protection through mystery rites and elaborate temple worship.
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D.
cult of Ptah
The cult of Ptah was an ancient Egyptian religious tradition centered on the creator god Ptah, especially prominent in the city of Memphis and its surrounding necropolis.
-
E.
Amun cult of Thebes
The Amun cult of Thebes was a powerful ancient Egyptian religious institution devoted to the god Amun, whose priesthood and temples in Thebes played a central role in the kingdom’s political and ceremonial life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.