curse of the Alcmaeonids
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The curse of the Alcmaeonids is a legendary hereditary miasma in ancient Greek tradition said to doom the powerful Athenian Alcmaeonid clan to recurring misfortune and political turmoil due to ancestral sacrilege.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| curse of the Alcmaeonids canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3370467 — 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: curse of the Alcmaeonids Context triple: [Alcmaeonid family, associatedWithEvent, curse of the Alcmaeonids]
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A.
Pericle il nero
Pericle il nero is an Italian crime drama film featuring Riccardo Scamarcio as a Neapolitan hitman whose life unravels after a job goes wrong.
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B.
Crates of Thebes
Crates of Thebes was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher known for renouncing his wealth to live a life of poverty and virtue, and for being a prominent teacher of Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism.
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C.
Calumny of Apelles
Calumny of Apelles is a Renaissance painting by Sandro Botticelli that allegorically depicts the destructive power of slander through a complex arrangement of classical figures.
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D.
the Athenian Stranger
The Athenian Stranger is the unnamed main interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Laws," serving as a wise, philosophical lawgiver who guides the discussion on political and legal theory.
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E.
Callias
Callias is a wealthy Athenian aristocrat and host of the banquet in Xenophon’s *Symposium*, known for his role in the city’s intellectual and social life.
- 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: curse of the Alcmaeonids Target entity description: The curse of the Alcmaeonids is a legendary hereditary miasma in ancient Greek tradition said to doom the powerful Athenian Alcmaeonid clan to recurring misfortune and political turmoil due to ancestral sacrilege.
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A.
Pericle il nero
Pericle il nero is an Italian crime drama film featuring Riccardo Scamarcio as a Neapolitan hitman whose life unravels after a job goes wrong.
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B.
Crates of Thebes
Crates of Thebes was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher known for renouncing his wealth to live a life of poverty and virtue, and for being a prominent teacher of Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism.
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C.
Calumny of Apelles
Calumny of Apelles is a Renaissance painting by Sandro Botticelli that allegorically depicts the destructive power of slander through a complex arrangement of classical figures.
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D.
the Athenian Stranger
The Athenian Stranger is the unnamed main interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Laws," serving as a wise, philosophical lawgiver who guides the discussion on political and legal theory.
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E.
Callias
Callias is a wealthy Athenian aristocrat and host of the banquet in Xenophon’s *Symposium*, known for his role in the city’s intellectual and social life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian historical tradition
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concept in ancient Greek religion ⓘ hereditary miasma ⓘ legendary curse ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Alcmaeonid family
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surface form:
Alcmaeonid clan
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| associatedWith |
Alcmaeonid family
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Athens ⓘ |
| category |
Athenian history
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Greek mythology ⓘ curses in mythology ⓘ |
| cause | ancestral sacrilege ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Greek culture ⓘ |
| effect |
political turmoil
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recurring misfortune ⓘ stigma on the Alcmaeonid family ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine retribution
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family doom ⓘ hereditary guilt ⓘ miasma ⓘ political misfortune ⓘ sacrilege ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | ancient Greek ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
blood guilt
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miasma ⓘ sacrilege in Greek religion ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Ancient Greek religion
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surface form:
Greek religion
Greek ritual pollution ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
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Classical Greece ⓘ |
| tradition | ancient Greek tradition ⓘ |
| usedAs | political propaganda topic ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: curse of the Alcmaeonids Description of subject: The curse of the Alcmaeonids is a legendary hereditary miasma in ancient Greek tradition said to doom the powerful Athenian Alcmaeonid clan to recurring misfortune and political turmoil due to ancestral sacrilege.
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