Temple of Cybele
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The Temple of Cybele was an ancient Roman sanctuary on the Palatine Hill dedicated to the Phrygian mother goddess Cybele, central to her cult’s worship in Rome.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple of Cybele at Pessinus | 2 |
| Phrygian cult of Cybele | 1 |
| Temple of Cybele canonical | 1 |
| Temple of Cybele (remains) | 1 |
| Temples of Cybele | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1102622 — 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: Temple of Cybele Context triple: [Palatine Hill, contains, Temple of Cybele]
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A.
Temple of Ellesyia
The Temple of Ellesyia is an ancient Egyptian rock-cut sanctuary in Nubia, dedicated to the god Amun and relocated to Italy to protect it from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam.
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B.
Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo at Delphi was the central sanctuary of the Delphic oracle in ancient Greece, renowned as a major religious and cultural center dedicated to the god Apollo.
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C.
Temple of Mercury
The Temple of Mercury is an ancient Roman sanctuary at the archaeological site of Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, dedicated to the god of commerce and communication.
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D.
Temple of Juno Caelestis
The Temple of Juno Caelestis is a prominent Roman sanctuary in the ancient city of Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, dedicated to the goddess Juno Caelestis and noted for its well-preserved classical architecture.
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E.
Temple of Castor and Pollux
The Temple of Castor and Pollux is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, recognizable today by its three standing Corinthian columns and dedicated to the mythological twin brothers Castor and Pollux.
- 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: Temple of Cybele Target entity description: The Temple of Cybele was an ancient Roman sanctuary on the Palatine Hill dedicated to the Phrygian mother goddess Cybele, central to her cult’s worship in Rome.
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A.
Temple of Ellesyia
The Temple of Ellesyia is an ancient Egyptian rock-cut sanctuary in Nubia, dedicated to the god Amun and relocated to Italy to protect it from flooding caused by the Aswan High Dam.
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B.
Temple of Apollo
The Temple of Apollo at Delphi was the central sanctuary of the Delphic oracle in ancient Greece, renowned as a major religious and cultural center dedicated to the god Apollo.
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C.
Temple of Mercury
The Temple of Mercury is an ancient Roman sanctuary at the archaeological site of Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, dedicated to the god of commerce and communication.
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D.
Temple of Juno Caelestis
The Temple of Juno Caelestis is a prominent Roman sanctuary in the ancient city of Dougga in modern-day Tunisia, dedicated to the goddess Juno Caelestis and noted for its well-preserved classical architecture.
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E.
Temple of Castor and Pollux
The Temple of Castor and Pollux is an ancient Roman temple in the Roman Forum, recognizable today by its three standing Corinthian columns and dedicated to the mythological twin brothers Castor and Pollux.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Roman temple
ⓘ
religious building ⓘ sanctuary ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Roman architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Phrygia
ⓘ
Phrygian mother goddess ⓘ Roman Senate ⓘ Roman festivals of Magna Mater ⓘ Roman state cults ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Roman sanctuaries
ⓘ
Temples of Cybele ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Cybele
Temples on the Palatine Hill ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| cult |
Cult of Cybele
ⓘ
linked to:
cult of Magna Mater
Magna Mater cult ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Phrygian cult adapted by Romans ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruins ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Cybele
ⓘ
Magna Mater ⓘ
linked to:
Cybele
|
| deityCulture | Phrygian ⓘ |
| deityRomanName |
Magna Mater
ⓘ
linked to:
Cybele
|
| deityType | mother goddess ⓘ |
| function | center of Cybele worship in Rome ⓘ |
| hasDeity | Cybele ⓘ |
| hasPriesthood |
Galli
ⓘ
Roman priests of Magna Mater ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | archaeological site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Italy
ⓘ
Palatine Hill ⓘ Rome ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Roman Forum
ⓘ
other Palatine palaces ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southwest slope of the Palatine Hill ⓘ |
| material |
marble
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Palatine Hill sanctuaries
ⓘ
linked to:
Palatine Hill
|
| period |
Roman Empire
ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ |
| religion | Roman religion ⓘ |
| significance |
important center of foreign cult integration into Roman religion
ⓘ
major sanctuary of Magna Mater in Rome ⓘ |
| usedFor |
public worship
ⓘ
ritual processions starting or ending at the temple ⓘ state-sponsored religious ceremonies ⓘ |
| worshipPractices |
ecstatic rites
ⓘ
music and drumming ⓘ priestly rituals ⓘ processions ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Temple of Cybele Description of subject: The Temple of Cybele was an ancient Roman sanctuary on the Palatine Hill dedicated to the Phrygian mother goddess Cybele, central to her cult’s worship in Rome.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Temple of Cybele
linked to: Temple of Cybele
linked to: Temple of Cybele