Pithecusae
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Pithecusae is an ancient Greek name for the island of Ischia in the Bay of Naples, historically known as an important early Greek settlement in the western Mediterranean.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pithecusa | 1 |
| Pithecusae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21459818 — 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: Pithecusae Context triple: [Pithekoussai, alternativeName, Pithecusae]
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A.
Meliboea
Meliboea was an ancient coastal city in the region of Magnesia in Thessaly, Greece, known from classical sources and mythology.
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B.
Celephais
Celephais is a fantastical dream-city created by H. P. Lovecraft, known for its timeless beauty, marble architecture, and role as a key setting in his Dream Cycle stories.
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C.
Melos
Melos is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, renowned in art history as the discovery site of the famous ancient statue Venus de Milo.
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D.
Thebae
Thebae is the Latin name for the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, a major religious and political center on the Nile known for its temples and royal necropolis.
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E.
Cypria
Cypria is a lost ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally part of the Epic Cycle, that narrated events leading up to the Trojan War.
- 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: Pithecusae Target entity description: Pithecusae is an ancient Greek name for the island of Ischia in the Bay of Naples, historically known as an important early Greek settlement in the western Mediterranean.
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A.
Meliboea
Meliboea was an ancient coastal city in the region of Magnesia in Thessaly, Greece, known from classical sources and mythology.
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B.
Celephais
Celephais is a fantastical dream-city created by H. P. Lovecraft, known for its timeless beauty, marble architecture, and role as a key setting in his Dream Cycle stories.
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C.
Melos
Melos is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, renowned in art history as the discovery site of the famous ancient statue Venus de Milo.
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D.
Thebae
Thebae is the Latin name for the ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, a major religious and political center on the Nile known for its temples and royal necropolis.
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E.
Cypria
Cypria is a lost ancient Greek epic poem, traditionally part of the Epic Cycle, that narrated events leading up to the Trojan War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pithecusae