Treasury of the Athenians
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The Treasury of the Athenians is an ancient marble building at Delphi, erected by Athens to house votive offerings and commemorate its military victories, notably at the Battle of Marathon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treasury of the Athenians canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T118866 — 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: Treasury of the Athenians Context triple: [Delphi, hasPart, Treasury of the Athenians]
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A.
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.
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B.
La Mort de Socrate
La Mort de Socrate is the original French title of Jacques-Louis David’s famous 1787 Neoclassical painting depicting the philosopher Socrates calmly accepting his death by hemlock.
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C.
Crito
Crito is an ancient Athenian friend and devoted follower of Socrates, best known from Plato’s dialogues for urging Socrates to escape his death sentence.
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D.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
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E.
Dædalus
Dædalus is a scholarly journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that features interdisciplinary essays on culture, science, public affairs, and the arts.
- 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: Treasury of the Athenians Target entity description: The Treasury of the Athenians is an ancient marble building at Delphi, erected by Athens to house votive offerings and commemorate its military victories, notably at the Battle of Marathon.
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A.
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca
Apollodorus' Bibliotheca is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook that systematically compiles and summarizes the major myths and genealogies of Greek mythology.
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B.
La Mort de Socrate
La Mort de Socrate is the original French title of Jacques-Louis David’s famous 1787 Neoclassical painting depicting the philosopher Socrates calmly accepting his death by hemlock.
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C.
Crito
Crito is an ancient Athenian friend and devoted follower of Socrates, best known from Plato’s dialogues for urging Socrates to escape his death sentence.
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D.
Menoetius
Menoetius is a Titan in Greek mythology, known as a son of Iapetus and Clymene and the father of the hero Patroclus.
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E.
Dædalus
Dædalus is a scholarly journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that features interdisciplinary essays on culture, science, public affairs, and the arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek building
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treasury building ⓘ votive monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Doric order ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Athenian democracy
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Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ |
| builtAfter | Battle of Marathon ⓘ |
| builtBy | city-state of Athens ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Athenian victories over the Persians
ⓘ
Battle of Marathon ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| currentUse | archaeological monument ⓘ |
| dedicatedBy |
Athenians
ⓘ
linked to:
Greeks
|
| dedicatedTo | Apollo ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | French School at Athens ⓘ |
| hasDecoration |
metopes with mythological scenes
ⓘ
sculpted reliefs ⓘ |
| hasElement |
Doric frieze
ⓘ
pediment sculptures ⓘ triglyphs and metopes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cella
ⓘ
pronaos ⓘ two-column in antis façade ⓘ |
| hasInscription | Athenian dedicatory inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasPlan | rectangular cella with pronaos ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Site of Delphi" ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Delphi
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Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi ⓘ
linked to:
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
|
| locatedOn | Sacred Way at Delphi ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Archaeological Site of Delphi
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linked to:
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
|
| materialUsed | marble ⓘ |
| partOf |
Panhellenic sanctuary at Delphi
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linked to:
Panhellenic sanctuary of Delphi
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| purpose |
to commemorate Athenian military victories
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to house votive offerings ⓘ |
| religiousContext | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| roofType | gabled roof ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of early Classical Doric architecture
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symbol of Athenian power at Delphi ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 5th century BCE ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Treasury of the Athenians Description of subject: The Treasury of the Athenians is an ancient marble building at Delphi, erected by Athens to house votive offerings and commemorate its military victories, notably at the Battle of Marathon.
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