Megalesia festival
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The Megalesia festival was an ancient Roman religious celebration in honor of the goddess Cybele (Magna Mater), featuring games, theatrical performances, and ecstatic rites led by her priests.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Megalesia festival canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21917975 — 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: Megalesia festival Context triple: [Temple of Magna Mater on the Palatine, associatedRitual, Megalesia festival]
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Lykaia festival
The Lykaia festival was an ancient Arcadian religious celebration in honor of Zeus, famed for its mysterious rites and early athletic contests held on Mount Lykaion in Greece.
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Thargelia festival
Thargelia festival was an ancient Athenian religious celebration in honor of Apollo and Artemis, marked by purification rites, offerings of first fruits, and communal rituals to secure the city’s wellbeing.
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C.
Adonia festival
The Adonia festival was an ancient Greek women’s rite of mourning and lamentation for the dying and reborn youth Adonis, often involving rooftop gardens and symbolic rituals of loss and renewal.
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D.
Artemis Agrotera festival
The Artemis Agrotera festival was an ancient Athenian religious celebration honoring Artemis in her aspect as a huntress and protector, marked by sacrifices and communal rites.
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E.
Naia festival
The Naia festival was an ancient Greek religious and athletic celebration held at Dodona in honor of Zeus Naios, featuring competitions and rituals at the sanctuary’s theater.
- 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: Megalesia festival Target entity description: The Megalesia festival was an ancient Roman religious celebration in honor of the goddess Cybele (Magna Mater), featuring games, theatrical performances, and ecstatic rites led by her priests.
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A.
Lykaia festival
The Lykaia festival was an ancient Arcadian religious celebration in honor of Zeus, famed for its mysterious rites and early athletic contests held on Mount Lykaion in Greece.
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B.
Thargelia festival
Thargelia festival was an ancient Athenian religious celebration in honor of Apollo and Artemis, marked by purification rites, offerings of first fruits, and communal rituals to secure the city’s wellbeing.
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C.
Adonia festival
The Adonia festival was an ancient Greek women’s rite of mourning and lamentation for the dying and reborn youth Adonis, often involving rooftop gardens and symbolic rituals of loss and renewal.
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D.
Artemis Agrotera festival
The Artemis Agrotera festival was an ancient Athenian religious celebration honoring Artemis in her aspect as a huntress and protector, marked by sacrifices and communal rites.
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E.
Naia festival
The Naia festival was an ancient Greek religious and athletic celebration held at Dodona in honor of Zeus Naios, featuring competitions and rituals at the sanctuary’s theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.