Heraia at Olympia
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Heraia at Olympia was an ancient Greek women’s athletic and religious festival held at Olympia in honor of the goddess Hera, featuring footraces for young women.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20684707 — 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: Heraia at Olympia Context triple: [cult of Hera, festival, Heraia at Olympia]
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Isthmian Games
The Isthmian Games were one of the major Panhellenic athletic and religious festivals of ancient Greece, held near Corinth in honor of the sea god Poseidon.
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Panathenaea
The Panathenaea was the principal religious and civic festival of ancient Athens, featuring processions, sacrifices, athletic and musical contests, and the celebration of the city’s patron goddess Athena.
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C.
Pythian Games
The Pythian Games were one of the four major Panhellenic festivals of ancient Greece, featuring athletic and musical competitions held in honor of Apollo at Delphi.
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D.
The Victors at Olympia
The Victors at Olympia is a neoclassical history painting by Irish artist James Barry depicting triumphant ancient Greek athletes at the Olympic Games.
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Lykaia festival
The Lykaia festival was an ancient Arcadian religious celebration in honor of Zeus, famed for its mysterious rites and early athletic contests held on Mount Lykaion in Greece.
- 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: Heraia at Olympia Target entity description: Heraia at Olympia was an ancient Greek women’s athletic and religious festival held at Olympia in honor of the goddess Hera, featuring footraces for young women.
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A.
Isthmian Games
The Isthmian Games were one of the major Panhellenic athletic and religious festivals of ancient Greece, held near Corinth in honor of the sea god Poseidon.
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B.
Panathenaea
The Panathenaea was the principal religious and civic festival of ancient Athens, featuring processions, sacrifices, athletic and musical contests, and the celebration of the city’s patron goddess Athena.
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C.
Pythian Games
The Pythian Games were one of the four major Panhellenic festivals of ancient Greece, featuring athletic and musical competitions held in honor of Apollo at Delphi.
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D.
The Victors at Olympia
The Victors at Olympia is a neoclassical history painting by Irish artist James Barry depicting triumphant ancient Greek athletes at the Olympic Games.
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E.
Lykaia festival
The Lykaia festival was an ancient Arcadian religious celebration in honor of Zeus, famed for its mysterious rites and early athletic contests held on Mount Lykaion in Greece.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.