Shrine of Venus Cloacina
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The Shrine of Venus Cloacina was a small, ancient Roman sanctuary in the Forum dedicated to a syncretic form of Venus associated with the sewer goddess Cloacina and the purification of the city.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sacellum of Venus Cloacina | 1 |
| Shrine of Venus Cloacina canonical | 1 |
| Temple of Venus Cloacina | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16169136 — 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: Shrine of Venus Cloacina Context triple: [Temples of Venus, hasExample, Shrine of Venus Cloacina]
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A.
Sanctuary of Bona Dea
The Sanctuary of Bona Dea was an ancient Roman religious site dedicated to the goddess Bona Dea, associated with chastity, fertility, and women’s mysteries, located on the Aventine Hill.
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B.
Shrine of Vulcan (Vulcanal)
The Shrine of Vulcan, or Vulcanal, was an ancient open-air sanctuary in Rome dedicated to the god Vulcan, traditionally regarded as one of the earliest cult sites in the Roman Forum.
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C.
Temple of Venus
The Temple of Venus is an ancient Mesoamerican religious structure at the Cacaxtla archaeological site in Mexico, notable for its elaborate murals and association with fertility and the goddess Venus.
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D.
Temple of Venus Genetrix
The Temple of Venus Genetrix is a Roman temple in the Forum of Caesar dedicated to Venus as the divine ancestress of Julius Caesar and the Julian family.
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E.
Sanctuary of Juno Sospita
The Sanctuary of Juno Sospita is an ancient Roman religious complex dedicated to the protective goddess Juno Sospita, renowned as a major cult center in the Latin town of Lanuvium.
- 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: Shrine of Venus Cloacina Target entity description: The Shrine of Venus Cloacina was a small, ancient Roman sanctuary in the Forum dedicated to a syncretic form of Venus associated with the sewer goddess Cloacina and the purification of the city.
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A.
Sanctuary of Bona Dea
The Sanctuary of Bona Dea was an ancient Roman religious site dedicated to the goddess Bona Dea, associated with chastity, fertility, and women’s mysteries, located on the Aventine Hill.
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B.
Shrine of Vulcan (Vulcanal)
The Shrine of Vulcan, or Vulcanal, was an ancient open-air sanctuary in Rome dedicated to the god Vulcan, traditionally regarded as one of the earliest cult sites in the Roman Forum.
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C.
Temple of Venus
The Temple of Venus is an ancient Mesoamerican religious structure at the Cacaxtla archaeological site in Mexico, notable for its elaborate murals and association with fertility and the goddess Venus.
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D.
Temple of Venus Genetrix
The Temple of Venus Genetrix is a Roman temple in the Forum of Caesar dedicated to Venus as the divine ancestress of Julius Caesar and the Julian family.
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E.
Sanctuary of Juno Sospita
The Sanctuary of Juno Sospita is an ancient Roman religious complex dedicated to the protective goddess Juno Sospita, renowned as a major cult center in the Latin town of Lanuvium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Shrine of Venus Cloacina
linked to: Shrine of Venus Cloacina