Altar of Hieron II
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The Altar of Hieron II is a monumental Hellenistic sacrificial altar in Syracuse, Sicily, built in the 3rd century BCE by King Hieron II and renowned as one of the largest altars of the ancient Greek world.
All labels observed (1)
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| Altar of Hieron II canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21049284 — 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: Altar of Hieron II Context triple: [Roman Amphitheatre of Syracuse, near, Altar of Hieron II]
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Altar of the Chians
The Altar of the Chians is an ancient marble altar at Delphi dedicated by the people of Chios, notable for its prominent position near the Temple of Apollo and its finely carved Ionic details.
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Sanctuary of Zeus Naios
The Sanctuary of Zeus Naios was the central sacred precinct at Dodona in Epirus, Greece, where one of the oldest Greek oracles operated in a grove sacred to Zeus.
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Sanctuary of Zeus
The Sanctuary of Zeus at Locri Epizephyrii was an ancient Greek religious site in southern Italy dedicated to the worship of Zeus, reflecting the city’s cultural and spiritual life.
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altar of Apollo
The altar of Apollo at Claros is an ancient Greek religious structure dedicated to the god Apollo, forming part of the renowned oracle and sanctuary complex in Ionia.
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Temple of Hera
The Temple of Hera on the island of Samos is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, renowned for its monumental architecture and significance in classical religion and art.
- 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: Altar of Hieron II Target entity description: The Altar of Hieron II is a monumental Hellenistic sacrificial altar in Syracuse, Sicily, built in the 3rd century BCE by King Hieron II and renowned as one of the largest altars of the ancient Greek world.
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A.
Altar of the Chians
The Altar of the Chians is an ancient marble altar at Delphi dedicated by the people of Chios, notable for its prominent position near the Temple of Apollo and its finely carved Ionic details.
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B.
Sanctuary of Zeus Naios
The Sanctuary of Zeus Naios was the central sacred precinct at Dodona in Epirus, Greece, where one of the oldest Greek oracles operated in a grove sacred to Zeus.
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C.
Sanctuary of Zeus
The Sanctuary of Zeus at Locri Epizephyrii was an ancient Greek religious site in southern Italy dedicated to the worship of Zeus, reflecting the city’s cultural and spiritual life.
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D.
altar of Apollo
The altar of Apollo at Claros is an ancient Greek religious structure dedicated to the god Apollo, forming part of the renowned oracle and sanctuary complex in Ionia.
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E.
Temple of Hera
The Temple of Hera is an ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to the goddess Hera, located at the archaeological site of Metapontum in southern Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.