Pelinna
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Pelinna was an ancient city in Thessaly, Greece, notable as an archaeological site where Orphic gold tablets associated with mystery cult funerary practices were discovered.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pelinna canonical | 1 |
| Pelinnaion | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4896935 — 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: Pelinna Context triple: [Orphic gold tablets, foundIn, Pelinna]
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A.
Paltamo
Paltamo is a small municipality in the Kainuu region of Finland, known as the birthplace of the national poet Eino Leino.
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B.
Penteli
Penteli is a suburban town and mountainous area in the northern part of the Athens metropolitan region in Greece, known for its marble quarries and natural landscapes.
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C.
Sastamala
Sastamala is a town and municipality in southwestern Finland known for its historical churches, cultural heritage, and scenic lakeside landscapes.
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D.
Marttila
Marttila is a small rural municipality in southwestern Finland known for its agricultural landscape and tranquil countryside.
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E.
Kauriala
Kauriala is an alternative name for the Ghaghara, a major Himalayan river that flows through Nepal and northern India before joining the Ganges.
- 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: Pelinna Target entity description: Pelinna was an ancient city in Thessaly, Greece, notable as an archaeological site where Orphic gold tablets associated with mystery cult funerary practices were discovered.
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A.
Paltamo
Paltamo is a small municipality in the Kainuu region of Finland, known as the birthplace of the national poet Eino Leino.
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B.
Penteli
Penteli is a suburban town and mountainous area in the northern part of the Athens metropolitan region in Greece, known for its marble quarries and natural landscapes.
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C.
Sastamala
Sastamala is a town and municipality in southwestern Finland known for its historical churches, cultural heritage, and scenic lakeside landscapes.
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D.
Marttila
Marttila is a small rural municipality in southwestern Finland known for its agricultural landscape and tranquil countryside.
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E.
Kauriala
Kauriala is an alternative name for the Ghaghara, a major Himalayan river that flows through Nepal and northern India before joining the Ganges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalFind |
Orphic gold lamellae
ⓘ
inscribed funerary tablets ⓘ tombs ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRemains |
city walls
ⓘ
necropolis ⓘ public buildings ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
Orphic eschatology
ⓘ
initiation into mysteries ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| currency | issued its own coinage ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Greek archaeologists ⓘ |
| fortificationType | walled city ⓘ |
| funeraryBelief | afterlife guidance texts on gold tablets ⓘ |
| funeraryPractice | use of inscribed gold tablets in burials ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Pelinnaeon
ⓘ
Pelinnaeum ⓘ Pelinnaion ⓘ
linked to:
Pelinna
|
| heritageType | Greek archaeological heritage ⓘ |
| inhabitedDuring |
Classical period
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Orphic gold tablets
ⓘ
archaeological excavations ⓘ mystery cult funerary practices ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Thessaly
ⓘ
ancient Thessaly ⓘ region of Trikala ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
modern town of Trikala
ⓘ
linked to:
Municipality of Trikala
modern village of Palaiogardiki ⓘ |
| locatedOn | left bank of the Peneios River ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Livy
ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ |
| modernSite | identified with archaeological site near Palaiogardiki ⓘ |
| nearGeographicalFeature |
Peneios valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Peneus River valley
|
| participatedIn | Thessalian political affairs ⓘ |
| partOf | Doris of Thessaly ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | polis ⓘ |
| regionType | inland Thessaly ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation |
Dionysiac cults
ⓘ
Orphic mysteries ⓘ
linked to:
Orphic Mysteries
|
| strategicLocation | near passes between Thessaly and Epirus ⓘ |
| tabletsDateTo |
4th century BCE
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pelinna Description of subject: Pelinna was an ancient city in Thessaly, Greece, notable as an archaeological site where Orphic gold tablets associated with mystery cult funerary practices were discovered.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pelinna