Amyclae
E329731
Amyclae was an ancient Greek city near Sparta in Laconia, noted in classical sources for its religious significance and association with the worship of Apollo.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3117564 — 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: Amyclae Context triple: [Laconia, hasHistoricalCity, Amyclae]
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A.
Ascra
Ascra was an ancient village in Boeotia, Greece, best known as the hometown of the poet Hesiod.
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B.
Lerna
Lerna is an ancient region in the Argolid of Greece, famed in mythology as the site of the Lernaean Hydra and important prehistoric settlements.
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C.
Kalydon
Kalydon is an ancient Greek city in Aetolia, famed in mythology for the Calydonian Boar hunt and its prominent role in early Greek epic tradition.
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D.
Chalkeia
Chalkeia was an ancient Athenian festival associated with craftsmen and metalworkers, particularly honoring the god Hephaestus and the goddess Athena as patrons of skilled labor.
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E.
Cadmea
Cadmea was the ancient fortified citadel at the heart of Thebes in Boeotia, serving as its political and military stronghold.
- 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: Amyclae Target entity description: Amyclae was an ancient Greek city near Sparta in Laconia, noted in classical sources for its religious significance and association with the worship of Apollo.
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A.
Ascra
Ascra was an ancient village in Boeotia, Greece, best known as the hometown of the poet Hesiod.
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B.
Lerna
Lerna is an ancient region in the Argolid of Greece, famed in mythology as the site of the Lernaean Hydra and important prehistoric settlements.
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C.
Kalydon
Kalydon is an ancient Greek city in Aetolia, famed in mythology for the Calydonian Boar hunt and its prominent role in early Greek epic tradition.
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D.
Chalkeia
Chalkeia was an ancient Athenian festival associated with craftsmen and metalworkers, particularly honoring the god Hephaestus and the goddess Athena as patrons of skilled labor.
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E.
Cadmea
Cadmea was the ancient fortified citadel at the heart of Thebes in Boeotia, serving as its political and military stronghold.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Homeric Hymns
ⓘ
Pausanias Description of Greece ⓘ
linked to:
Description of Greece
Strabo Geography ⓘ
linked to:
Strabo
Thucydides History of the Peloponnesian War ⓘ
linked to:
History of the Peloponnesian War
|
| archaeologicalExcavationsBy |
Greek Archaeological Service
ⓘ
linked to:
Ephorates of Antiquities in Greece
|
| associatedMyth | myth of Hyacinthus ⓘ |
| associatedRitual | Hyacinthia festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Dorian Sparta ⓘ |
| conqueredBy | Sparta ⓘ |
| conquestApproxDate | Archaic period ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| cultCenterOf |
Apollo Amyclaeus
ⓘ
linked to:
Απόλλων
|
| culturalSphere | Doric Greek world ⓘ |
| declineReason | absorption into Spartan state ⓘ |
| distanceFromSparta | approximately 5 kilometers south ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Eurotas River
ⓘ
Taygetus mountain range ⓘ
linked to:
Mount Taygetus
|
| hasSanctuaryOf |
Apollo
ⓘ
Hyacinthus ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfWorship |
Apollo cult
ⓘ
hero cult ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colossal cult statue of Apollo
ⓘ
throne of Apollo at Amyclae ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Laconia ⓘ |
| locatedInModernCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Sparta ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Eurotas River plain ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Homer
ⓘ
Pausanias ⓘ Strabo ⓘ Thucydides ⓘ |
| modernSiteNear | modern village of Amykles ⓘ |
| notedFor | religious significance ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing | Archaic Greece ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | subject to Sparta in classical period ⓘ |
| preDorianPopulation |
Achaean Greeks
ⓘ
linked to:
Achaeans
|
| primaryDeityWorshipped | Apollo ⓘ |
| region | Peloponnese ⓘ |
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | regional cult center for Laconia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Classical antiquity ⓘ |
| worshipPracticesIncluded |
choral performances
ⓘ
processions ⓘ sacrifices ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Amyclae Description of subject: Amyclae was an ancient Greek city near Sparta in Laconia, noted in classical sources for its religious significance and association with the worship of Apollo.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Amyclae