Zeleia
E682880
Zeleia was an ancient city in the region of Mysia in northwestern Asia Minor, known from classical Greek and Roman historical and geographical sources.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zeleia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7699471 — 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: Zeleia Context triple: [Mysia, hasCity, Zeleia]
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A.
Anala
Anala is a lesser-known name or aspect of Agni, the Vedic god of fire in Hindu mythology.
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B.
Adalinda
Adalinda was a medieval noblewoman known primarily as the wife of William I, Duke of Aquitaine.
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C.
Clorinda
Clorinda is a border city in northeastern Argentina’s Formosa Province, located opposite Asunción, Paraguay, and serving as an important regional commercial and transport hub.
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D.
Luciana
Luciana is a feminine given name of Latin origin, commonly used in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries.
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E.
Zarité Sedella
Zarité Sedella is the enslaved Haitian woman of mixed African and Indigenous descent whose life, resilience, and quest for freedom drive the narrative of Isabel Allende’s historical novel "Island Beneath the Sea."
- 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: Zeleia Target entity description: Zeleia was an ancient city in the region of Mysia in northwestern Asia Minor, known from classical Greek and Roman historical and geographical sources.
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A.
Anala
Anala is a lesser-known name or aspect of Agni, the Vedic god of fire in Hindu mythology.
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B.
Adalinda
Adalinda was a medieval noblewoman known primarily as the wife of William I, Duke of Aquitaine.
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C.
Clorinda
Clorinda is a border city in northeastern Argentina’s Formosa Province, located opposite Asunción, Paraguay, and serving as an important regional commercial and transport hub.
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D.
Luciana
Luciana is a feminine given name of Latin origin, commonly used in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries.
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E.
Zarité Sedella
Zarité Sedella is the enslaved Haitian woman of mixed African and Indigenous descent whose life, resilience, and quest for freedom drive the narrative of Isabel Allende’s historical novel "Island Beneath the Sea."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Persian Wars era
ⓘ
Trojan War tradition ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Arrian, Anabasis of Alexander
ⓘ
linked to:
Arrian’s Anabasis of Alexander
Herodotus, Histories ⓘ
linked to:
works of Herodotus
Pliny the Elder, Natural History ⓘ
linked to:
Pliny the Elder
Strabo, Geographica ⓘ
linked to:
Strabo
|
| citedBy |
Roman geographers
ⓘ
classical Greek geographers ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| describedBy | Homer ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Iliad
ⓘ
linked to:
Homer's Iliad
|
| ethnicName | Zeleitai ⓘ |
| governedBy | local dynasts under Persian suzerainty ⓘ |
| hasNameInAncientGreek | Ζέλεια ⓘ |
| hasSourceType |
epigraphic evidence
ⓘ
literary sources ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Classical antiquity
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| inhabitantsCalled | Zeleians ⓘ |
| knownFor |
strategic position on routes between the Troad and inland Anatolia
ⓘ
temple of Aphrodite ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Asia Minor ⓘ Mysia ⓘ northwestern Asia Minor ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Mount Ida
ⓘ
Propontis ⓘ
linked to:
Sea of Marmara
Troad ⓘ river Aesepus ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Iliad, Book 2
ⓘ
linked to:
Iliad Book 2
|
| notableEvent | assembly of Persian allies before the Battle of Granicus ⓘ |
| partOf |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
satrapy of Hellespontine Phrygia ⓘ
linked to:
Hellespontine Phrygia
|
| presentStatus |
archaeological site in modern Turkey
ⓘ
ruined city ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Anatolia ⓘ |
| regionType | inland city ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| underControlOf |
Macedonian Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Macedon
Persian Empire ⓘ
linked to:
Achaemenid Empire
Roman Empire ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity |
Aphrodite
ⓘ
Zeus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zeleia Description of subject: Zeleia was an ancient city in the region of Mysia in northwestern Asia Minor, known from classical Greek and Roman historical and geographical sources.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.