Eleusinian dadouchos
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The Eleusinian dadouchos was a hereditary priestly office in the Eleusinian Mysteries responsible for bearing the sacred torch and performing key ritual functions in the cult of Demeter and Persephone.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eleusinian dadouchos canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19136254 — 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: Eleusinian dadouchos Context triple: [Eumolpos, officeFounded, Eleusinian dadouchos]
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A.
Eleusis
Eleusis was an ancient Greek city renowned as the center of the Eleusinian Mysteries, one of the most important secret religious cults of the classical world dedicated to Demeter and Persephone.
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B.
Thesmophoria
Thesmophoria was an ancient Greek women-only fertility festival held in honor of the goddess Demeter, associated with agriculture, marriage, and the prosperity of the community.
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C.
Demeter festival
Demeter festival refers to any of the ancient Greek religious celebrations held in honor of the goddess Demeter, typically associated with agriculture, fertility, and the harvest.
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D.
Dionysian Mysteries
The Dionysian Mysteries were secretive ancient Greek religious rites devoted to Dionysus, involving ecstatic rituals, wine-fueled celebrations, and symbolic rebirth for initiates.
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E.
Thesmophoros
Thesmophoros is an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter that emphasizes her role as the bringer and guardian of agricultural laws and social order.
- 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: Eleusinian dadouchos Target entity description: The Eleusinian dadouchos was a hereditary priestly office in the Eleusinian Mysteries responsible for bearing the sacred torch and performing key ritual functions in the cult of Demeter and Persephone.
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A.
Eleusis
Eleusis was an ancient Greek city renowned as the center of the Eleusinian Mysteries, one of the most important secret religious cults of the classical world dedicated to Demeter and Persephone.
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B.
Thesmophoria
Thesmophoria was an ancient Greek women-only fertility festival held in honor of the goddess Demeter, associated with agriculture, marriage, and the prosperity of the community.
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C.
Demeter festival
Demeter festival refers to any of the ancient Greek religious celebrations held in honor of the goddess Demeter, typically associated with agriculture, fertility, and the harvest.
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D.
Dionysian Mysteries
The Dionysian Mysteries were secretive ancient Greek religious rites devoted to Dionysus, involving ecstatic rituals, wine-fueled celebrations, and symbolic rebirth for initiates.
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E.
Thesmophoros
Thesmophoros is an epithet of the Greek goddess Demeter that emphasizes her role as the bringer and guardian of agricultural laws and social order.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.