Aufidus
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Aufidus is the ancient Latin name for the Ofanto River in southern Italy, historically noted for flowing near the site of the Battle of Cannae.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aufidus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22088186 — 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: Aufidus Context triple: [Ofanto River, historicalName, Aufidus]
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A.
Aufidena
Aufidena was an ancient town of the Samnite region in central Italy, known from Roman-era sources and located in what is now the modern Abruzzo area.
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B.
Adranon
Adranon is the ancient name of the Sicilian town of Adrano, originally established near the slopes of Mount Etna and known for its historic and archaeological significance.
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C.
Arvedui
Arvedui was the last king of Arthedain in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, whose claim to the thrones of both Arnor and Gondor marked the final chapter of the northern Dúnedain kingdom.
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D.
Naberius
Naberius is the main demonic antagonist in the film "I, Frankenstein," depicted as a powerful prince of demons seeking to harness reanimation technology for his own dark purposes.
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E.
Andinus
Andinus is a lesser-known deity from ancient Illyrian religion, likely associated with local tribal worship in the western Balkans.
- 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: Aufidus Target entity description: Aufidus is the ancient Latin name for the Ofanto River in southern Italy, historically noted for flowing near the site of the Battle of Cannae.
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A.
Aufidena
Aufidena was an ancient town of the Samnite region in central Italy, known from Roman-era sources and located in what is now the modern Abruzzo area.
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B.
Adranon
Adranon is the ancient name of the Sicilian town of Adrano, originally established near the slopes of Mount Etna and known for its historic and archaeological significance.
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C.
Arvedui
Arvedui was the last king of Arthedain in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium, whose claim to the thrones of both Arnor and Gondor marked the final chapter of the northern Dúnedain kingdom.
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D.
Naberius
Naberius is the main demonic antagonist in the film "I, Frankenstein," depicted as a powerful prince of demons seeking to harness reanimation technology for his own dark purposes.
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E.
Andinus
Andinus is a lesser-known deity from ancient Illyrian religion, likely associated with local tribal worship in the western Balkans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.