Sikyon
E363378
Sikyon was an ancient Greek city-state in the northern Peloponnese, known for its artistic and cultural achievements, especially in sculpture and painting.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| municipality of Sikyon | 3 |
| Sikyon canonical | 2 |
| Sicyonian polis | 1 |
| ancient city of Sicyon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3464205 — 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: Sikyon Context triple: [Treasury of the Sikyonians, dedicatedBy, Sikyon]
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A.
Ἀκράγας
Ἀκράγας is the ancient Greek name for the city of Agrigentum (modern Agrigento) in Sicily, a major colony of Magna Graecia renowned for its wealth and monumental temples.
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B.
Mantineia
Mantineia was a prominent ancient Greek city-state in Arcadia, noted for its strategic location in the Peloponnese and as the site of several important classical battles.
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C.
Chalcis
Chalcis is an ancient Greek city on the island of Euboea, historically significant as a major maritime and trading center.
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D.
Oropos
Oropos is a coastal town and municipality in northeastern Attica, Greece, situated opposite the island of Euboea and known for its archaeological sites and seaside resorts.
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E.
Heraclea Lyncestis
Heraclea Lyncestis was an ancient Macedonian city, later a significant Roman and Byzantine center, located near modern Bitola in North Macedonia.
- 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: Sikyon Target entity description: Sikyon was an ancient Greek city-state in the northern Peloponnese, known for its artistic and cultural achievements, especially in sculpture and painting.
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A.
Ἀκράγας
Ἀκράγας is the ancient Greek name for the city of Agrigentum (modern Agrigento) in Sicily, a major colony of Magna Graecia renowned for its wealth and monumental temples.
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B.
Mantineia
Mantineia was a prominent ancient Greek city-state in Arcadia, noted for its strategic location in the Peloponnese and as the site of several important classical battles.
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C.
Chalcis
Chalcis is an ancient Greek city on the island of Euboea, historically significant as a major maritime and trading center.
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D.
Oropos
Oropos is a coastal town and municipality in northeastern Attica, Greece, situated opposite the island of Euboea and known for its archaeological sites and seaside resorts.
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E.
Heraclea Lyncestis
Heraclea Lyncestis was an ancient Macedonian city, later a significant Roman and Byzantine center, located near modern Bitola in North Macedonia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city-state
ⓘ
polis ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Greece
|
| culturalInfluence |
development of Hellenistic sculpture
ⓘ
development of classical Greek painting ⓘ |
| currency | Sicyonian coinage ⓘ |
| floruit |
Classical period of ancient Greece
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| governedBy | tyrants of the Orthagorid dynasty ⓘ |
| hasAgora | agora of Sikyon ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | ruins of Sikyon ⓘ |
| hasArtSchool |
Sicyonian school of painting
ⓘ
Sicyonian school of painting ⓘ
surface form:
Sicyonian school of sculpture
|
| hasModernSiteNear | Vasiliko, Greece ⓘ |
| hasSanctuary |
sanctuary of Apollo
ⓘ
sanctuary of Artemis ⓘ sanctuary of Hera ⓘ |
| hasTheatre |
ancient theatre of Argos
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient theatre of Sikyon
|
| hasTypeOfGovernment |
federal citizenship within Achaean League
ⓘ
oligarchy (in Classical period) ⓘ tyranny (in Archaic period) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
artistic achievements
ⓘ
cultural achievements ⓘ painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northern Peloponnese
ⓘ
region of Corinthia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Gulf of Corinth ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Pausanias
ⓘ
Polybius ⓘ Strabo ⓘ |
| modernNameVariant | Sicyon ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Apelles
ⓘ
surface form:
Apelles (trained in Sikyon)
Eupompus ⓘ Lysippus ⓘ Pamphilus of Sicyon ⓘ
surface form:
Pamphilus of Sikyon
|
| notableRuler |
Aratus of Sicyon
ⓘ
surface form:
Aratus of Sikyon
Cleisthenes of Sicyon ⓘ
surface form:
Cleisthenes of Sikyon
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| participatedIn |
Peloponnesian War
ⓘ
wars of the Achaean League ⓘ |
| partOf |
Achaia
ⓘ
surface form:
Achaia (geographical region)
Peloponnese ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
member of the Achaean League
ⓘ
subject city of Macedon at times ⓘ under Roman influence in Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sikyon Description of subject: Sikyon was an ancient Greek city-state in the northern Peloponnese, known for its artistic and cultural achievements, especially in sculpture and painting.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
municipality of Sikyon
this entity surface form:
municipality of Sikyon
this entity surface form:
ancient city of Sicyon
subject surface form:
Sanctuary of Apollo at Sicyon
this entity surface form:
Sicyonian polis