Onchesmos
E484938
Onchesmos was an ancient Greek port city in Epirus, located where the modern Albanian coastal city of Saranda now stands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Onchesmos canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4989059 — 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: Onchesmos Context triple: [Saranda, historicalName, Onchesmos]
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A.
Echephron
Echephron is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as one of the sons of the wise Pylian king Nestor.
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B.
Benthesikyme
Benthesikyme is a minor sea goddess in Greek mythology, known primarily as a daughter of Poseidon.
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C.
Aptoryama
Aptoryama is a specific Vedic soma sacrifice ritual recognized as a variant form of the Somayajna.
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D.
Glyphotes
Glyphotes is a little-known genus of tree squirrels within the subfamily Callosciurinae, which comprises various colorful and arboreal Asian squirrel species.
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E.
Echenique
Echenique is a Spanish-language surname of Basque origin borne by various notable figures in politics, arts, and public life across the Spanish-speaking world.
- 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: Onchesmos Target entity description: Onchesmos was an ancient Greek port city in Epirus, located where the modern Albanian coastal city of Saranda now stands.
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A.
Echephron
Echephron is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as one of the sons of the wise Pylian king Nestor.
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B.
Benthesikyme
Benthesikyme is a minor sea goddess in Greek mythology, known primarily as a daughter of Poseidon.
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C.
Aptoryama
Aptoryama is a specific Vedic soma sacrifice ritual recognized as a variant form of the Somayajna.
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D.
Glyphotes
Glyphotes is a little-known genus of tree squirrels within the subfamily Callosciurinae, which comprises various colorful and arboreal Asian squirrel species.
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E.
Echenique
Echenique is a Spanish-language surname of Basque origin borne by various notable figures in politics, arts, and public life across the Spanish-speaking world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city
ⓘ
ancient settlement ⓘ port city ⓘ |
| coastalCity | true ⓘ |
| countryToday | Albania ⓘ |
| culture | Greek ⓘ |
| function |
harbor
ⓘ
trading port ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | remains beneath modern Saranda ⓘ |
| hasModernSuccessor |
Saranda
ⓘ
linked to:
Sarandë
|
| knownAs |
Onchesmos
ⓘ
Onchesmos of Epirus ⓘ Onchesmus ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Epirus
ⓘ
ancient Epirus ⓘ
linked to:
Epirus
|
| locatedInPresentDay |
Albania
ⓘ
Saranda ⓘ
linked to:
Sarandë
|
| locatedOn | Ionian Sea ⓘ |
| near | Bay of Saranda ⓘ |
| partOf |
Epirus region
ⓘ
linked to:
Epirus
ancient Greek world ⓘ |
| regionToday |
Vlorë County
ⓘ
southern Albania ⓘ |
| situatedOpposite |
Kerkyra
ⓘ
linked to:
Corfu
island of Corfu ⓘ
linked to:
Corfu
|
| strategicRole | maritime link between Epirus and Corfu ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Classical antiquity
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Onchesmos Description of subject: Onchesmos was an ancient Greek port city in Epirus, located where the modern Albanian coastal city of Saranda now stands.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.