Lykos
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Lykos is the ancient name of the Lycus River in the historical region of Pontus, in what is now northern Turkey.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lykos canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18841286 — 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: Lykos Context triple: [Lycus River (Pontus), hasNameInAntiquity, Lykos]
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A.
Lykosoura
Lykosoura was an ancient Arcadian city in the Peloponnese, renowned as a major sanctuary site dedicated to the goddess Despoina in Greek religion.
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B.
Demonax
Demonax was a renowned 2nd-century Greek philosopher celebrated for his wit, moral integrity, and embodiment of Cynic ideals in everyday life.
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C.
Lycaon
Lycaon is a figure in Greek mythology, often portrayed as a king of Arcadia cursed and transformed into a wolf for offending Zeus, and regarded as a legendary ancestor of the Arcadians.
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D.
Lycaon
Lycaon is a monotypic canid genus best known for its sole living species, the highly social and cooperatively hunting African wild dog.
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E.
Gryphus
Gryphus is a fictional character known primarily as the father of Rosa Gryphus.
- 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: Lykos Target entity description: Lykos is the ancient name of the Lycus River in the historical region of Pontus, in what is now northern Turkey.
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A.
Lykosoura
Lykosoura was an ancient Arcadian city in the Peloponnese, renowned as a major sanctuary site dedicated to the goddess Despoina in Greek religion.
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B.
Demonax
Demonax was a renowned 2nd-century Greek philosopher celebrated for his wit, moral integrity, and embodiment of Cynic ideals in everyday life.
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C.
Lycaon
Lycaon is a figure in Greek mythology, often portrayed as a king of Arcadia cursed and transformed into a wolf for offending Zeus, and regarded as a legendary ancestor of the Arcadians.
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D.
Lycaon
Lycaon is a monotypic canid genus best known for its sole living species, the highly social and cooperatively hunting African wild dog.
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E.
Gryphus
Gryphus is a fictional character known primarily as the father of Rosa Gryphus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.