Pelopion
E180086
The Pelopion was an ancient sacred enclosure and hero-shrine at Olympia dedicated to the worship of the legendary hero Pelops.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pelopion canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1271033 — 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: Pelopion Context triple: [Altis sacred precinct, hasPart, Pelopion]
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A.
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese is a large peninsula in southern Greece known for its mountainous landscape, ancient archaeological sites like Olympia and Mycenae, and important role in classical Greek history.
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B.
Chalkidiki Peninsula
The Chalkidiki Peninsula is a three-pronged peninsula in northern Greece known for its beaches, resorts, and the monastic community of Mount Athos on its easternmost "finger."
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C.
Aetolia
Aetolia is a historical region in western Greece known from ancient times for its rugged terrain and role in Greek history and mythology.
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D.
Euboea
Euboea is the second-largest Greek island, located off the eastern coast of mainland Greece in the Aegean Sea.
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E.
Argolid
Argolid is a historic region in the northeastern Peloponnese of Greece, renowned as the heartland of several major Bronze Age and classical Greek centers.
- 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: Pelopion Target entity description: The Pelopion was an ancient sacred enclosure and hero-shrine at Olympia dedicated to the worship of the legendary hero Pelops.
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A.
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese is a large peninsula in southern Greece known for its mountainous landscape, ancient archaeological sites like Olympia and Mycenae, and important role in classical Greek history.
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B.
Chalkidiki Peninsula
The Chalkidiki Peninsula is a three-pronged peninsula in northern Greece known for its beaches, resorts, and the monastic community of Mount Athos on its easternmost "finger."
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C.
Aetolia
Aetolia is a historical region in western Greece known from ancient times for its rugged terrain and role in Greek history and mythology.
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D.
Euboea
Euboea is the second-largest Greek island, located off the eastern coast of mainland Greece in the Aegean Sea.
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E.
Argolid
Argolid is a historic region in the northeastern Peloponnese of Greece, renowned as the heartland of several major Bronze Age and classical Greek centers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hero-shrine
ⓘ
religious site ⓘ sacred enclosure ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | yes ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
ancient Olympic Games
ⓘ
linked to:
Olympic Games
|
| associatedWithMyth | myth of Pelops ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | early example of Greek hero cult ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Pelops ⓘ |
| hasDeityOrHero | Pelops ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
altar of Pelops
ⓘ
sacred grove remnants ⓘ |
| hasForm | enclosed mound ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
hero cult worship
ⓘ
ritual enclosure ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
earth mound
ⓘ
stone peribolos wall ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
annual offerings
ⓘ
sacrifices to Pelops ⓘ |
| heritageContext | Panhellenic sanctuary ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Olympia ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
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| locatedInRegion | Peloponnese ⓘ |
| mentionedBy | Pausanias ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pelops ⓘ |
| near | Temple of Zeus at Olympia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia
ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
|
| religiousTradition | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pelopion Description of subject: The Pelopion was an ancient sacred enclosure and hero-shrine at Olympia dedicated to the worship of the legendary hero Pelops.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.