Palace of Nestor (near Pylos)
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The Palace of Nestor near Pylos is a major Mycenaean Bronze Age palace complex in southwestern Greece, renowned for its well-preserved architecture, Linear B tablets, and association with the Homeric king Nestor.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palace of Nestor | 2 |
| Mycenaean-era Pylos (mythological context) | 1 |
| Palace of Nestor (near Pylos) canonical | 1 |
| The Palace of Nestor at Pylos in Western Messenia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5371997 — 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: Palace of Nestor (near Pylos) Context triple: [Messenia, contains, Palace of Nestor (near Pylos)]
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A.
Palace of Odysseus in Ithaca
The Palace of Odysseus in Ithaca is the legendary royal residence of the Homeric hero Odysseus, serving as the central setting for much of the Odyssey’s homecoming and family drama.
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B.
Tholos of Delphi
The Tholos of Delphi is a circular 4th-century BCE sanctuary building at the ancient Greek site of Delphi, renowned for its elegant Doric and Corinthian architecture and its enigmatic religious function.
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Mycenae and Tiryns
Mycenae and Tiryns are major archaeological sites of the Mycenaean civilization in the northeastern Peloponnese, renowned for their monumental architecture, including cyclopean walls and royal tombs.
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Palaikastro
Palaikastro is a coastal village in eastern Crete, Greece, known for its nearby Minoan archaeological site and scenic beaches.
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E.
acropolis of Phlius
The acropolis of Phlius was the fortified high point and religious center of the ancient Greek city of Phlius in the northeastern Peloponnese.
- 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: Palace of Nestor (near Pylos) Target entity description: The Palace of Nestor near Pylos is a major Mycenaean Bronze Age palace complex in southwestern Greece, renowned for its well-preserved architecture, Linear B tablets, and association with the Homeric king Nestor.
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A.
Palace of Odysseus in Ithaca
The Palace of Odysseus in Ithaca is the legendary royal residence of the Homeric hero Odysseus, serving as the central setting for much of the Odyssey’s homecoming and family drama.
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B.
Tholos of Delphi
The Tholos of Delphi is a circular 4th-century BCE sanctuary building at the ancient Greek site of Delphi, renowned for its elegant Doric and Corinthian architecture and its enigmatic religious function.
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C.
Mycenae and Tiryns
Mycenae and Tiryns are major archaeological sites of the Mycenaean civilization in the northeastern Peloponnese, renowned for their monumental architecture, including cyclopean walls and royal tombs.
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D.
Palaikastro
Palaikastro is a coastal village in eastern Crete, Greece, known for its nearby Minoan archaeological site and scenic beaches.
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E.
acropolis of Phlius
The acropolis of Phlius was the fortified high point and religious center of the ancient Greek city of Phlius in the northeastern Peloponnese.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age palace complex
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Mycenaean palace ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nestor ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Homeric epics
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Iliad ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Iliad
Odyssey ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culture | Mycenaean civilization ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | fire ⓘ |
| destructionApproxDate | circa 1200 BC ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Carl Blegen ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Carl Blegen ⓘ |
| excavationEndApprox | 1960s ⓘ |
| excavationResumed | 1952 ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1939 ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center
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economic center ⓘ political center ⓘ |
| hasPart |
archives complex
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bathroom ⓘ central hearth ⓘ courtyards ⓘ megaron ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ staircases ⓘ storerooms ⓘ storerooms for oil and wine ⓘ throne room ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | major Mycenaean archaeological site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Linear B tablets
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linked to:
Linear B inscriptions
archive of clay tablets ⓘ bathroom with clay bathtub ⓘ frescoes ⓘ storage magazines ⓘ throne room with central hearth ⓘ well-preserved architecture ⓘ wine magazines ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Messenia
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southwestern Greece ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Pylos ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Peloponnese ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| period |
Late Bronze Age
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Late Helladic IIIB ⓘ |
| regionAdministered |
Pylos kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Pylian kingdom
|
| tabletsLanguage | Mycenaean Greek ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Linear B ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Palace of Nestor (near Pylos) Description of subject: The Palace of Nestor near Pylos is a major Mycenaean Bronze Age palace complex in southwestern Greece, renowned for its well-preserved architecture, Linear B tablets, and association with the Homeric king Nestor.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Palace of Nestor (near Pylos)
linked to: Palace of Nestor (near Pylos)