Tholos tomb of Minyas
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The Tholos tomb of Minyas is a monumental Mycenaean beehive-shaped burial structure near Orchomenus in Boeotia, Greece, renowned for its impressive architecture and rich archaeological significance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orchomenus tholos tomb | 1 |
| Tholos tomb of Minyas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7037750 — 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: Tholos tomb of Minyas Context triple: [Orchomenus, hasArchaeologicalSite, Tholos tomb of Minyas]
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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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Treasury of Atreus
The Treasury of Atreus is a monumental tholos (beehive) tomb at Mycenae in Greece, renowned for its impressive corbelled dome and as one of the finest surviving examples of Mycenaean funerary architecture.
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Tholos of Epidaurus
The Tholos of Epidaurus is a circular 4th-century BCE sanctuary building in the healing complex of Epidaurus, renowned for its sophisticated architecture and mysterious underground labyrinth.
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Tholos
Tholos is a circular public building in the Ancient Agora of Athens that served as the headquarters and dining hall for the executive committee of the Athenian council.
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Great Tumulus (Megali Toumba)
The Great Tumulus (Megali Toumba) is a monumental burial mound at Vergina in northern Greece, famous for containing the richly furnished royal tombs traditionally associated with the Macedonian kings, including Philip II.
- 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: Tholos tomb of Minyas Target entity description: The Tholos tomb of Minyas is a monumental Mycenaean beehive-shaped burial structure near Orchomenus in Boeotia, Greece, renowned for its impressive architecture and rich archaeological significance.
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A.
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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B.
Treasury of Atreus
The Treasury of Atreus is a monumental tholos (beehive) tomb at Mycenae in Greece, renowned for its impressive corbelled dome and as one of the finest surviving examples of Mycenaean funerary architecture.
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C.
Tholos of Epidaurus
The Tholos of Epidaurus is a circular 4th-century BCE sanctuary building in the healing complex of Epidaurus, renowned for its sophisticated architecture and mysterious underground labyrinth.
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D.
Tholos
Tholos is a circular public building in the Ancient Agora of Athens that served as the headquarters and dining hall for the executive committee of the Athenian council.
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E.
Great Tumulus (Megali Toumba)
The Great Tumulus (Megali Toumba) is a monumental burial mound at Vergina in northern Greece, famous for containing the richly furnished royal tombs traditionally associated with the Macedonian kings, including Philip II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mycenaean tholos tomb
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archaeological site ⓘ burial monument ⓘ |
| approximateDate |
13th century BC
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14th century BC ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | beehive tomb ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod |
Late Helladic period
ⓘ
linked to:
Late Bronze Age
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| belongsTo | archaeological landscape of Orchomenus ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Greek tombs
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Mycenaean archaeology ⓘ |
| civilization | Mycenaean civilization ⓘ |
| comparableTo |
Tomb of Clytemnestra
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linked to:
Treasury of Atreus
Treasury of Atreus ⓘ |
| constructionType | corbelled vault ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Central Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Region of Central Greece
|
| culture |
Mycenaean
ⓘ
linked to:
Mycenaean civilization
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| dedicatedTo | legendary king Minyas ⓘ |
| discoveredInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Heinrich Schliemann
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subsequent Greek archaeologists ⓘ |
| function |
elite burial
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royal tomb ⓘ |
| hasPart |
dromos
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entrance passage ⓘ lintel ⓘ relieving triangle ⓘ side chamber ⓘ tholos chamber ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Mycenaean monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boeotia
ⓘ
Greece ⓘ Orchomenus ⓘ |
| locatedOn | plain of Kopais vicinity ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Minyas ⓘ |
| near |
ancient city of Orchomenus
ⓘ
linked to:
Orchomenus
|
| notableFor |
fine stone masonry
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impressive architecture ⓘ monumental scale ⓘ rich archaeological significance ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| period | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| region | Boeotia ⓘ |
| shape | beehive-shaped ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Tholos tomb of Minyas Description of subject: The Tholos tomb of Minyas is a monumental Mycenaean beehive-shaped burial structure near Orchomenus in Boeotia, Greece, renowned for its impressive architecture and rich archaeological significance.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Tholos tomb of Minyas