Lyncestis
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Lyncestis was an ancient region in Upper Macedonia, historically inhabited by a distinct Macedonian tribe and situated near Pelagonia in the western Balkans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lyncestis canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18758177 — 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: Lyncestis Context triple: [Pelagonia, overlapsWith, Lyncestis]
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A.
Phigaleia
Phigaleia is an ancient town in southwestern Arcadia, Greece, known for its historical significance and nearby classical ruins.
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B.
Lacinion
Lacinion is the ancient name of a prominent cape in southern Italy known for its historical and mythological significance in Magna Graecia.
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C.
Histiaea
Histiaea was an ancient Greek city and region in northern Euboea, known from classical sources for its strategic coastal location and role in regional politics.
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D.
Cleone
Cleone is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as one of the many daughters of the river god Asopus.
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E.
Leontines
The Leontines were the inhabitants of the ancient Greek city of Leontini in Sicily, known primarily from classical historical and literary sources.
- 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: Lyncestis Target entity description: Lyncestis was an ancient region in Upper Macedonia, historically inhabited by a distinct Macedonian tribe and situated near Pelagonia in the western Balkans.
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A.
Phigaleia
Phigaleia is an ancient town in southwestern Arcadia, Greece, known for its historical significance and nearby classical ruins.
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B.
Lacinion
Lacinion is the ancient name of a prominent cape in southern Italy known for its historical and mythological significance in Magna Graecia.
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C.
Histiaea
Histiaea was an ancient Greek city and region in northern Euboea, known from classical sources for its strategic coastal location and role in regional politics.
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D.
Cleone
Cleone is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as one of the many daughters of the river god Asopus.
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E.
Leontines
The Leontines were the inhabitants of the ancient Greek city of Leontini in Sicily, known primarily from classical historical and literary sources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.