Corycus
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Corycus was an ancient coastal city and fortified port in rugged Cilicia (in modern-day southern Turkey), known for its strategic location and nearby sea caves.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Corycus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14811924 — 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: Corycus Context triple: [Cilicia Trachea, hasCity, Corycus]
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A.
Melesias
Melesias is a character in Plato’s dialogue "Laches," portrayed as a concerned Athenian father seeking guidance on the proper education of his son.
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B.
Kithairon
Kithairon is a mountain in Greece traditionally associated with ancient Greek mythology and regional cults.
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C.
Oronte
Oronte is a vain and pretentious courtier in Molière’s comedy *Le Misanthrope*, often mocked for his mediocre poetry and sensitivity to criticism.
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D.
Kalyke
Kalyke is a small, irregular, retrograde moon of Jupiter belonging to the planet’s distant outer group of natural satellites.
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E.
Cassiphonē
Cassiphonē is a minor figure in Greek mythology, known primarily as a name variant of Cassiphone mentioned in some mythological genealogies.
- 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: Corycus Target entity description: Corycus was an ancient coastal city and fortified port in rugged Cilicia (in modern-day southern Turkey), known for its strategic location and nearby sea caves.
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A.
Melesias
Melesias is a character in Plato’s dialogue "Laches," portrayed as a concerned Athenian father seeking guidance on the proper education of his son.
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B.
Kithairon
Kithairon is a mountain in Greece traditionally associated with ancient Greek mythology and regional cults.
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C.
Oronte
Oronte is a vain and pretentious courtier in Molière’s comedy *Le Misanthrope*, often mocked for his mediocre poetry and sensitivity to criticism.
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D.
Kalyke
Kalyke is a small, irregular, retrograde moon of Jupiter belonging to the planet’s distant outer group of natural satellites.
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E.
Cassiphonē
Cassiphonē is a minor figure in Greek mythology, known primarily as a name variant of Cassiphone mentioned in some mythological genealogies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.