Olmec religion and ideology
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Olmec religion and ideology refers to the belief systems, ritual practices, and symbolic worldviews of the ancient Olmec civilization of Mesoamerica, including their deities, sacred sites, and cosmological concepts.
All labels observed (1)
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| Olmec religion and ideology canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21362678 — 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: Olmec religion and ideology Context triple: [Richard A. Diehl, hasWorkedOn, Olmec religion and ideology]
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A.
Maya religion
Maya religion is the complex polytheistic belief system of the ancient Maya civilization, centered on a sacred cosmos of gods, ancestors, and natural forces, and expressed through rituals, astronomy, and monumental art and architecture.
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Olmec monumental architecture
Olmec monumental architecture refers to the large-scale ceremonial platforms, pyramids, plazas, and sculptural complexes created by the Olmec civilization, which represent some of the earliest and most influential monumental constructions in ancient Mesoamerica.
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C.
Mixtec religion
Mixtec religion is the indigenous belief system of the Mixtec people of Mesoamerica, centered on a pantheon of deities, ancestor veneration, sacred landscapes, and rituals tied to agriculture and cosmic cycles.
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D.
Zapotec religion
Zapotec religion is the indigenous Mesoamerican belief system of the Zapotec people, centered on a pantheon of nature and agricultural deities, ritual calendars, and elaborate ceremonial practices.
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E.
Nahua religion
Nahua religion is the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican belief system of the Nahua peoples, centered on a complex pantheon of deities, ritual sacrifice, and cosmological cycles of creation and destruction.
- 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: Olmec religion and ideology Target entity description: Olmec religion and ideology refers to the belief systems, ritual practices, and symbolic worldviews of the ancient Olmec civilization of Mesoamerica, including their deities, sacred sites, and cosmological concepts.
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A.
Maya religion
Maya religion is the complex polytheistic belief system of the ancient Maya civilization, centered on a sacred cosmos of gods, ancestors, and natural forces, and expressed through rituals, astronomy, and monumental art and architecture.
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B.
Olmec monumental architecture
Olmec monumental architecture refers to the large-scale ceremonial platforms, pyramids, plazas, and sculptural complexes created by the Olmec civilization, which represent some of the earliest and most influential monumental constructions in ancient Mesoamerica.
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C.
Mixtec religion
Mixtec religion is the indigenous belief system of the Mixtec people of Mesoamerica, centered on a pantheon of deities, ancestor veneration, sacred landscapes, and rituals tied to agriculture and cosmic cycles.
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D.
Zapotec religion
Zapotec religion is the indigenous Mesoamerican belief system of the Zapotec people, centered on a pantheon of nature and agricultural deities, ritual calendars, and elaborate ceremonial practices.
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E.
Nahua religion
Nahua religion is the pre-Columbian Mesoamerican belief system of the Nahua peoples, centered on a complex pantheon of deities, ritual sacrifice, and cosmological cycles of creation and destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.