House of Dionysus
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The House of Dionysus is a famous ancient Greek residence on the island of Delos, renowned for its well-preserved mosaics, including a celebrated depiction of the god Dionysus riding a panther.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Dionysus canonical | 4 |
| House of Dionysos and Ulysses | 1 |
| House of Dionysus (villa) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1044696 — 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: House of Dionysus Context triple: [Delos, hasStructure, House of Dionysus]
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A.
House of the Vestal Virgins
The House of the Vestal Virgins was the residence and sanctuary of Rome’s priestesses of Vesta, located beside the Temple of Vesta in the Roman Forum and central to the city’s religious life.
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B.
Phaestis
Phaestis is known in some ancient biographical traditions as the mother of the Greek philosopher Aristotle.
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C.
House of Galen
The House of Galen is a German noble family historically associated with influential clerical and political figures, including the prince-bishop Bernhard von Galen.
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D.
Eleusis
Eleusis was an ancient Greek city renowned as the center of the Eleusinian Mysteries, one of the most important secret religious cults of the classical world dedicated to Demeter and Persephone.
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E.
Treasury of the Boeotians
The Treasury of the Boeotians was an ancient Greek votive building at Delphi, dedicated by the Boeotian cities to house offerings and display their wealth and piety to the sanctuary of Apollo.
- 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: House of Dionysus Target entity description: The House of Dionysus is a famous ancient Greek residence on the island of Delos, renowned for its well-preserved mosaics, including a celebrated depiction of the god Dionysus riding a panther.
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A.
House of the Vestal Virgins
The House of the Vestal Virgins was the residence and sanctuary of Rome’s priestesses of Vesta, located beside the Temple of Vesta in the Roman Forum and central to the city’s religious life.
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B.
Phaestis
Phaestis is known in some ancient biographical traditions as the mother of the Greek philosopher Aristotle.
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C.
House of Galen
The House of Galen is a German noble family historically associated with influential clerical and political figures, including the prince-bishop Bernhard von Galen.
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D.
Eleusis
Eleusis was an ancient Greek city renowned as the center of the Eleusinian Mysteries, one of the most important secret religious cults of the classical world dedicated to Demeter and Persephone.
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E.
Treasury of the Boeotians
The Treasury of the Boeotians was an ancient Greek votive building at Delphi, dedicated by the Boeotian cities to house offerings and display their wealth and piety to the sanctuary of Apollo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman-period residence
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ancient Greek house ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Hellenistic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | wealthy merchant class of Delos ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | late 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Greek
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Hellenistic Delos ⓘ |
| depicts |
Dionysus
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panther ⓘ |
| discoveredInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | French School at Athens ⓘ |
| floorPlanType | peristyle house ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| function | luxury private residence ⓘ |
| hasArtwork |
Dionysus riding a panther mosaic
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linked to:
House of Dionysus mosaic
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| hasConservationStatus | partially restored ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central impluvium
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columned courtyard ⓘ decorative wall paintings (fragmentary) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cistern beneath courtyard
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mosaic floors ⓘ peristyle courtyard ⓘ triclinium ⓘ upper storey (now lost) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Delos)
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linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage Site of Delos
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| locatedIn |
Aegean Sea
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Cyclades ⓘ Delos ⓘ Greece ⓘ |
| managedBy | Hellenic Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| mosaicMaterial |
glass tesserae
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stone tesserae ⓘ |
| mosaicTechnique | opus tessellatum ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dionysus ⓘ |
| near |
Sanctuary of Apollo on Delos
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other elite houses of Delos ⓘ |
| notableFor |
mosaic of Dionysus riding a panther
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well-preserved mosaics ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site of Delos
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archaeological site of Delos ⓘ |
| region | South Aegean ⓘ |
| religiousAssociation | Dionysian cult imagery ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1990 ⓘ |
| usedUntilPeriod | 1st century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House of Dionysus Description of subject: The House of Dionysus is a famous ancient Greek residence on the island of Delos, renowned for its well-preserved mosaics, including a celebrated depiction of the god Dionysus riding a panther.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
city of Thugga
linked to: House of Dionysus
subject linked to:
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
linked to: House of Dionysus