Sphairia (islet near Troezen)
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Sphairia is a small islet off the coast of ancient Troezen in Greece, known from Greek mythology as the site of a significant ritual involving Aethra, mother of the hero Theseus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sphairia (islet near Troezen) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7324644 — 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: Sphairia (islet near Troezen) Context triple: [Aethra, performedRitualAt, Sphairia (islet near Troezen)]
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A.
Salamis Island
Salamis Island is a Greek island in the Saronic Gulf best known as the site of the pivotal ancient naval Battle of Salamis between the Greek city-states and the Persian Empire.
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B.
island of Sphacteria
The island of Sphacteria is a small Greek island off the coast of Pylos, best known as the site of a major Athenian victory over Sparta during the Peloponnesian War.
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C.
Skorpios Island
Skorpios Island is a privately owned Greek island in the Ionian Sea, best known as the former estate and retreat of shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis.
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D.
Naupaktos
Naupaktos is a historic coastal town in western Greece on the Gulf of Corinth, known for its Venetian harbor, medieval fortifications, and its role in the Battle of Lepanto.
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E.
island of Siphnos
The island of Siphnos is a Greek island in the Cyclades known in antiquity for its wealth from gold and silver mines, which funded impressive sanctuaries and artworks.
- 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: Sphairia (islet near Troezen) Target entity description: Sphairia is a small islet off the coast of ancient Troezen in Greece, known from Greek mythology as the site of a significant ritual involving Aethra, mother of the hero Theseus.
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A.
Salamis Island
Salamis Island is a Greek island in the Saronic Gulf best known as the site of the pivotal ancient naval Battle of Salamis between the Greek city-states and the Persian Empire.
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B.
island of Sphacteria
The island of Sphacteria is a small Greek island off the coast of Pylos, best known as the site of a major Athenian victory over Sparta during the Peloponnesian War.
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C.
Skorpios Island
Skorpios Island is a privately owned Greek island in the Ionian Sea, best known as the former estate and retreat of shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis.
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D.
Naupaktos
Naupaktos is a historic coastal town in western Greece on the Gulf of Corinth, known for its Venetian harbor, medieval fortifications, and its role in the Battle of Lepanto.
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E.
island of Siphnos
The island of Siphnos is a Greek island in the Cyclades known in antiquity for its wealth from gold and silver mines, which funded impressive sanctuaries and artworks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
islet
ⓘ
mythological location ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Aethra
ⓘ
Theseus ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Athena
ⓘ
Poseidon ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth | myth of Theseus ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Ancient Greek religion
ⓘ
Greek heroic legend ⓘ |
| eraOfPrimarySignificance | Archaic and Classical Greek periods ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeClassification | small island ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSources | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| hasNotableTheme |
divine paternity of heroes
ⓘ
intersection of cult and myth ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | genealogy of Theseus ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
literary tradition
ⓘ
mythographic sources ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Saronic Gulf ⓘ |
| locatedInAncientRegion | Argolis ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Troezen ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Troezen ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| mythologicalFunction | sacred place of union between mortal and god ⓘ |
| partOf | territory of ancient Troezen ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Peloponnese
ⓘ
city of Troezen ⓘ |
| siteOf |
conception of Theseus (mythological)
ⓘ
ritual involving Aethra ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sphairia (islet near Troezen) Description of subject: Sphairia is a small islet off the coast of ancient Troezen in Greece, known from Greek mythology as the site of a significant ritual involving Aethra, mother of the hero Theseus.
Referenced by (1)
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