Cynosura
E1504716
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Cynosura is a nymph from Greek mythology who was transformed into the constellation Ursa Minor and revered as a nurse of the infant Zeus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cynosura canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21867999 — 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: Cynosura Context triple: [Ursa Minor, associatedFigure, Cynosura]
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A.
Corythus
Corythus is a minor figure in Greek mythology, traditionally described as the son of the nymph Oenone and often associated with tragic love and conflict involving Paris of Troy.
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B.
Cotyaeum
Cotyaeum is the ancient name of the city now known as Kütahya in western Turkey, historically significant in the regions of Phrygia and later the Byzantine Empire.
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C.
Cotyora
Cotyora was an ancient Greek city on the southern coast of the Black Sea in the region of Pontus, known as a colony of Sinope and a waypoint in Xenophon’s Anabasis.
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D.
Anticyra
Anticyra is an ancient Greek coastal town in the region of Phocis, historically noted for its harbor and its association with medicinal hellebore.
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E.
Trisaia
Trisaia is an ENEA research center site in southern Italy known for its activities in energy, environmental, and nuclear technology research.
- 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: Cynosura Target entity description: Cynosura is a nymph from Greek mythology who was transformed into the constellation Ursa Minor and revered as a nurse of the infant Zeus.
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A.
Corythus
Corythus is a minor figure in Greek mythology, traditionally described as the son of the nymph Oenone and often associated with tragic love and conflict involving Paris of Troy.
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B.
Cotyaeum
Cotyaeum is the ancient name of the city now known as Kütahya in western Turkey, historically significant in the regions of Phrygia and later the Byzantine Empire.
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C.
Cotyora
Cotyora was an ancient Greek city on the southern coast of the Black Sea in the region of Pontus, known as a colony of Sinope and a waypoint in Xenophon’s Anabasis.
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D.
Anticyra
Anticyra is an ancient Greek coastal town in the region of Phocis, historically noted for its harbor and its association with medicinal hellebore.
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E.
Trisaia
Trisaia is an ENEA research center site in southern Italy known for its activities in energy, environmental, and nuclear technology research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.