Roman god Silvanus
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Roman god Silvanus is a rustic deity of woods, fields, and uncultivated land, often revered as a protector of forests, boundaries, and rural life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roman god Silvanus canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17579770 — 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: Roman god Silvanus Context triple: [Silvano, associatedDeity, Roman god Silvanus]
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A.
Silvanus
Silvanus is the cognomen of the Roman senator Marcus Plautius Silvanus, reflecting a family branch within the Plautii distinguished in early Imperial Rome.
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B.
Silvanus
Silvanus, also known as Silas, was an early Christian leader and missionary who accompanied the Apostle Paul on his journeys and is mentioned as a co-author or associate in several New Testament letters.
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C.
Sucellus
Sucellus is a major Gaulish Celtic god often depicted as a bearded figure with a long-handled hammer or mallet, associated with agriculture, forests, and prosperity.
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Jupiter Feretrius
Jupiter Feretrius is an ancient Roman aspect of the god Jupiter associated with victory, oaths, and the dedication of spoils of war.
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Mithras
Mithras is an ancient Indo-Iranian god who became the central figure of the Roman mystery cult of Mithraism, associated with the sun, oaths, and a bull-slaying salvation myth.
- 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: Roman god Silvanus Target entity description: Roman god Silvanus is a rustic deity of woods, fields, and uncultivated land, often revered as a protector of forests, boundaries, and rural life.
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A.
Silvanus
Silvanus is the cognomen of the Roman senator Marcus Plautius Silvanus, reflecting a family branch within the Plautii distinguished in early Imperial Rome.
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B.
Silvanus
Silvanus, also known as Silas, was an early Christian leader and missionary who accompanied the Apostle Paul on his journeys and is mentioned as a co-author or associate in several New Testament letters.
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C.
Sucellus
Sucellus is a major Gaulish Celtic god often depicted as a bearded figure with a long-handled hammer or mallet, associated with agriculture, forests, and prosperity.
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D.
Jupiter Feretrius
Jupiter Feretrius is an ancient Roman aspect of the god Jupiter associated with victory, oaths, and the dedication of spoils of war.
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E.
Mithras
Mithras is an ancient Indo-Iranian god who became the central figure of the Roman mystery cult of Mithraism, associated with the sun, oaths, and a bull-slaying salvation myth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.