Mycenae
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Mycenae was a major ancient Greek city and powerful Bronze Age citadel in the northeastern Peloponnese, famed as the legendary seat of King Agamemnon and a center of Mycenaean civilization.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mycenae canonical | 38 |
| Mycenae (mythological kingdom) | 2 |
| Mycenae archaeological site | 2 |
| Mycenaean citadel of Mycenae | 1 |
| citadel of Mycenae | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21061959 — 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: Mycenae Context triple: [Electra, hometown, Mycenae]
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A.
Mycenae and Tiryns
Mycenae and Tiryns are major archaeological sites of the Mycenaean civilization in the northeastern Peloponnese, renowned for their monumental architecture, including cyclopean walls and royal tombs.
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B.
Nea Tiryntha
Nea Tiryntha is a modern Greek village near the archaeological site of ancient Tiryns in the Argolis region of the Peloponnese.
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C.
Tiryns
Tiryns is an important archaeological site in the northeastern Peloponnese of Greece, known for its Mycenaean citadel and massive Cyclopean walls.
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D.
Mycene
Mycene is a figure in Greek mythology known as a daughter of the river-god Inachus and a namesake associated with the ancient city of Mycenae.
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E.
Aigina
Aigina is the ancient Greek name for the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf, known historically as a significant maritime and commercial center.
- 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: Mycenae Target entity description: Mycenae was a major ancient Greek city and powerful Bronze Age citadel in the northeastern Peloponnese, famed as the legendary seat of King Agamemnon and a center of Mycenaean civilization.
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A.
Mycenae and Tiryns
Mycenae and Tiryns are major archaeological sites of the Mycenaean civilization in the northeastern Peloponnese, renowned for their monumental architecture, including cyclopean walls and royal tombs.
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B.
Nea Tiryntha
Nea Tiryntha is a modern Greek village near the archaeological site of ancient Tiryns in the Argolis region of the Peloponnese.
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C.
Tiryns
Tiryns is an important archaeological site in the northeastern Peloponnese of Greece, known for its Mycenaean citadel and massive Cyclopean walls.
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D.
Mycene
Mycene is a figure in Greek mythology known as a daughter of the river-god Inachus and a namesake associated with the ancient city of Mycenae.
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E.
Aigina
Aigina is the ancient Greek name for the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf, known historically as a significant maritime and commercial center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Pylade
subject linked to:
Aerope was given to Nauplius to be sold or married abroad
subject linked to:
Aerope was given to Nauplius to be sold or married abroad
linked to: Mycenae
subject linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage Site Archaeological Sites of Mycenae and Tiryns
linked to: Mycenae
linked to: Mycenae
linked to: Mycenae
subject linked to:
Seneca the Younger’s tragedy Thyestes
linked to: Mycenae
subject linked to:
Orest in Elektra