Celaenae
E309421
Celaenae was an important ancient city of Phrygia in Asia Minor, known as a strategic and commercial center near the sources of the Maeander River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Celaenae canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2907915 — 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: Celaenae Context triple: [Phrygia, majorCity, Celaenae]
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A.
Pheres
Pheres is a figure in Greek mythology known as one of the sons of the hero Jason.
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B.
Charis
Charis is one of the three central women in Margaret Atwood’s novel "The Robber Bride," known for her gentle, spiritual nature and complex personal history shaped by trauma and reinvention.
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C.
Cleeia
Cleeia is a lesser-known figure in Greek mythology, identified as a daughter of the Titan Atlas and thus part of the extended divine family associated with the heavens.
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D.
Velitrae
Velitrae is an ancient town in Latium, Italy, historically notable as the birthplace of the future Roman emperor Augustus (Gaius Octavius).
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E.
Graeae
The Graeae are three ancient Greek mythological sisters who share a single eye and tooth among them and are consulted by Perseus on his quest to defeat Medusa.
- 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: Celaenae Target entity description: Celaenae was an important ancient city of Phrygia in Asia Minor, known as a strategic and commercial center near the sources of the Maeander River.
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A.
Pheres
Pheres is a figure in Greek mythology known as one of the sons of the hero Jason.
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B.
Charis
Charis is one of the three central women in Margaret Atwood’s novel "The Robber Bride," known for her gentle, spiritual nature and complex personal history shaped by trauma and reinvention.
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C.
Cleeia
Cleeia is a lesser-known figure in Greek mythology, identified as a daughter of the Titan Atlas and thus part of the extended divine family associated with the heavens.
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D.
Velitrae
Velitrae is an ancient town in Latium, Italy, historically notable as the birthplace of the future Roman emperor Augustus (Gaius Octavius).
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E.
Graeae
The Graeae are three ancient Greek mythological sisters who share a single eye and tooth among them and are consulted by Perseus on his quest to defeat Medusa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Phrygian cities
ⓘ
Former populated places in Turkey ⓘ |
| commercialRole | node on inland trade routes of Asia Minor ⓘ |
| countryDuringClassicalAntiquity | Achaemenid Empire ⓘ |
| governedBy | Persian satraps of Phrygia ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
citadel
ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ palace complex ⓘ royal park ⓘ springs and fountains ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commercial importance
ⓘ
military significance ⓘ proximity to important trade routes ⓘ royal residences ⓘ strategic importance ⓘ |
| languageInAdministration |
Greek
ⓘ
Old Persian ⓘ |
| languageInAntiquity | Phrygian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
ⓘ
Phrygia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear | sources of the Maeander River ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Maeander River ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Xenophon ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Anabasis ⓘ |
| nearbyRegion |
Maeander River basin
ⓘ
surface form:
upper Maeander valley
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| partOf |
Phrygian cities
ⓘ
routes linking Sardis to the interior of Anatolia ⓘ |
| regionDuringClassicalAntiquity |
Phrygia
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Phrygia
|
| religionInAntiquity |
Greek polytheism
ⓘ
Anatolian paganism ⓘ
surface form:
Phrygian religion
|
| strategicLocationReason | control of routes between the Anatolian plateau and western Asia Minor ⓘ |
| successorSettlement | Apamea ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaemenid period
Classical antiquity ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative center
ⓘ
military base ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Alexander the Great
ⓘ
Cyrus the Younger ⓘ Xenophon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Celaenae Description of subject: Celaenae was an important ancient city of Phrygia in Asia Minor, known as a strategic and commercial center near the sources of the Maeander River.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.