Cylonian affair
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The Cylonian affair was an early 7th-century BCE Athenian political and religious crisis sparked by Cylon’s failed coup, which led to a notorious massacre of his supporters and long-lasting accusations of sacrilege against the Alcmaeonid family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cylonian affair canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cylonian affair Context triple: [Alcmaeonid family, associatedWithEvent, Cylonian affair]
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A.
Seldon Crisis
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B.
Reapers' War
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C.
War of the Cities
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D.
The Rebellion
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E.
Saur Revolution
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- 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: Cylonian affair Target entity description: The Cylonian affair was an early 7th-century BCE Athenian political and religious crisis sparked by Cylon’s failed coup, which led to a notorious massacre of his supporters and long-lasting accusations of sacrilege against the Alcmaeonid family.
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A.
Seldon Crisis
Seldon Crisis is a pivotal, mathematically predicted period of social and political upheaval in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series, during which the course of galactic history can be decisively altered.
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B.
Reapers' War
The Reapers' War was a 17th-century conflict in which Catalan rebels, supported by France, fought against the centralizing policies and military demands of the Spanish monarchy.
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C.
War of the Cities
The War of the Cities was a series of reciprocal missile and air attacks on major urban centers during the Iran–Iraq War, marked by extensive civilian casualties and psychological warfare.
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D.
The Rebellion
The Rebellion is an organized supporters’ group known for passionately backing the New England Revolution Major League Soccer team.
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E.
Saur Revolution
The Saur Revolution was the 1978 coup in Afghanistan that brought a communist government to power, triggering internal conflict and ultimately leading to Soviet military intervention.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
political crisis ⓘ religious crisis ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDate |
c. 632 BCE
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c. 636 BCE ⓘ |
| hasCause |
attempted tyranny in Athens
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failed coup attempt by Cylon ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| hasCulturalContext |
Athenian aristocratic politics
ⓘ
Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian religion
|
| hasHistoricalEra |
Archaic period
ⓘ
surface form:
Archaic period of Greece
|
| hasKeyFigure |
Alcmaeonid family
ⓘ
Athenian magistrates ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian archons
Cylon of Athens ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfPrimarySources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
Athens ⓘ Attica ⓘ |
| hasLongTermConsequence |
lasting suspicion of the Alcmaeonids in Athenian politics
ⓘ
later purifications of the Alcmaeonid family ⓘ use of the affair in later political propaganda ⓘ |
| hasMainProtagonist | Cylon of Athens ⓘ |
| hasOpposingParty |
Alcmaeonid family
ⓘ
Athenian magistrates ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian archons
Athenian aristocracy ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext |
early archaic Athens
ⓘ
struggle over tyranny in Athens ⓘ |
| hasRelatedConcept |
miasma in Greek religion
ⓘ
sacrilege in Greek religion ⓘ tyranny in ancient Greece ⓘ |
| hasRelatedFamily | Alcmaeonid family ⓘ |
| hasRelatedPlace |
Acropolis of Athens
ⓘ
surface form:
Athenian Acropolis
|
| hasReligiousAspect |
miasma
ⓘ
sacrilege ⓘ violation of sanctuary protections ⓘ |
| hasResult |
accusations of sacrilege against the Alcmaeonids
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long-lasting religious pollution (miasma) associated with the Alcmaeonids ⓘ massacre of Cylon’s supporters ⓘ political stigma for the Alcmaeonid family ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | early 7th century BCE ⓘ |
| involvesSanctuary |
altars of the gods in Athens
ⓘ
the Temple of Athena Nike ⓘ
surface form:
sanctuary of Athena on the Acropolis
|
| isDescribedBySource |
Herodotus
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Thucydides ⓘ later Athenian tradition ⓘ |
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Subject: Cylonian affair Description of subject: The Cylonian affair was an early 7th-century BCE Athenian political and religious crisis sparked by Cylon’s failed coup, which led to a notorious massacre of his supporters and long-lasting accusations of sacrilege against the Alcmaeonid family.
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