Entrance to the Underworld at Taenarum
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The Entrance to the Underworld at Taenarum is a legendary cave on the southern tip of the Peloponnese in Greek mythology, famed as one of the main gateways to Hades.
All labels observed (1)
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| Entrance to the Underworld at Taenarum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19298518 — 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: Entrance to the Underworld at Taenarum Context triple: [Twelfth Labor of Heracles, hasLocation, Entrance to the Underworld at Taenarum]
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A.
Ear of Dionysius cave
The Ear of Dionysius cave is a famous, ear-shaped limestone grotto in Syracuse renowned for its exceptional acoustics and associated legends of ancient eavesdropping.
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B.
Sanctuary of Persephone
The Sanctuary of Persephone at Locri Epizephyrii was a major ancient Greek religious center in southern Italy dedicated to the worship of the goddess Persephone, renowned for its rich votive offerings and terracotta plaques.
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C.
Cave of Hermes
The Cave of Hermes is a mythological cavern in Greece traditionally associated with the birth or upbringing of the god Hermes and linked to ancient cult worship.
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D.
Sanctuary of Trophonius
The Sanctuary of Trophonius was an ancient Greek oracular cave-shrine in Boeotia where supplicants underwent intense purification and descent rituals to receive prophetic visions from the chthonic hero Trophonius.
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E.
Dikteon Cave
Dikteon Cave is a famous limestone cavern on Crete traditionally revered in Greek mythology as the birthplace or hiding place of the god Zeus.
- 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: Entrance to the Underworld at Taenarum Target entity description: The Entrance to the Underworld at Taenarum is a legendary cave on the southern tip of the Peloponnese in Greek mythology, famed as one of the main gateways to Hades.
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A.
Ear of Dionysius cave
The Ear of Dionysius cave is a famous, ear-shaped limestone grotto in Syracuse renowned for its exceptional acoustics and associated legends of ancient eavesdropping.
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B.
Sanctuary of Persephone
The Sanctuary of Persephone at Locri Epizephyrii was a major ancient Greek religious center in southern Italy dedicated to the worship of the goddess Persephone, renowned for its rich votive offerings and terracotta plaques.
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C.
Cave of Hermes
The Cave of Hermes is a mythological cavern in Greece traditionally associated with the birth or upbringing of the god Hermes and linked to ancient cult worship.
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D.
Sanctuary of Trophonius
The Sanctuary of Trophonius was an ancient Greek oracular cave-shrine in Boeotia where supplicants underwent intense purification and descent rituals to receive prophetic visions from the chthonic hero Trophonius.
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E.
Dikteon Cave
Dikteon Cave is a famous limestone cavern on Crete traditionally revered in Greek mythology as the birthplace or hiding place of the god Zeus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
twelfth labor of Heracles