Nemean Games
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The Nemean Games were one of the major Panhellenic athletic and religious festivals of ancient Greece, held at Nemea in honor of Zeus and featuring competitions similar to those of the Olympic Games.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nemean Games canonical | 21 |
| Nemean festival | 1 |
| Panhellenic Nemean Games | 1 |
| ancient Nemean Games | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T156979 — 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: Nemean Games Context triple: [Ancient Greek religion, hasFestival, Nemean Games]
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A.
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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B.
Titanomachy
Titanomachy is the epic ten-year war in Greek mythology in which the Olympian gods, led by Zeus, overthrew the older generation of Titans for control of the cosmos.
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C.
the contest of the bow in Ithaca
The contest of the bow in Ithaca is the climactic episode in Homer’s Odyssey where Penelope’s suitors attempt and fail to string Odysseus’ bow, allowing the disguised hero to reveal himself and reclaim his home.
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D.
Hades
Hades is the ancient Greek god of the underworld and the dead, ruling over the realm of the afterlife.
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E.
Twelve Olympians
The Twelve Olympians are the principal gods and goddesses of ancient Greek religion who were believed to reside on Mount Olympus and preside over major aspects of the cosmos and human life.
- 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: Nemean Games Target entity description: The Nemean Games were one of the major Panhellenic athletic and religious festivals of ancient Greece, held at Nemea in honor of Zeus and featuring competitions similar to those of the Olympic Games.
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A.
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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B.
Titanomachy
Titanomachy is the epic ten-year war in Greek mythology in which the Olympian gods, led by Zeus, overthrew the older generation of Titans for control of the cosmos.
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C.
the contest of the bow in Ithaca
The contest of the bow in Ithaca is the climactic episode in Homer’s Odyssey where Penelope’s suitors attempt and fail to string Odysseus’ bow, allowing the disguised hero to reveal himself and reclaim his home.
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D.
Hades
Hades is the ancient Greek god of the underworld and the dead, ruling over the realm of the afterlife.
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E.
Twelve Olympians
The Twelve Olympians are the principal gods and goddesses of ancient Greek religion who were believed to reside on Mount Olympus and preside over major aspects of the cosmos and human life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Panhellenic games
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ancient Greek athletic festival ⓘ religious festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Heracles
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Nemean lion myth ⓘ |
| awardReceived | wild celery wreath ⓘ |
| competitionType |
male athletes
ⓘ
youth events ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Greece
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linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| culture | ancient Greek culture ⓘ |
| eligibility | free Greek males ⓘ |
| endTime | Roman period ⓘ |
| follows |
Isthmian Games
ⓘ
Olympic Games ⓘ Pythian Games ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| genre |
athletics
ⓘ
religious celebration ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
musical contests
ⓘ
poetic contests ⓘ |
| hasPart |
athletic competitions
ⓘ
religious rituals ⓘ sacrifices to Zeus ⓘ |
| honours | Zeus ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| location | Sanctuary of Zeus at Nemea ⓘ |
| mainVenue | Nemea ⓘ |
| organizer | city-state of Argos ⓘ |
| participant | Greek city-states ⓘ |
| partOf | Panhellenic Games ⓘ |
| patronDeity | Zeus ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| schedule | held every two years ⓘ |
| significance | one of the four major Panhellenic festivals ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Isthmian Games
ⓘ
Olympic Games ⓘ Pythian Games ⓘ |
| sportsDiscipline |
boxing
ⓘ
chariot racing ⓘ horse racing ⓘ pankration ⓘ pentathlon ⓘ stadion race ⓘ wrestling ⓘ |
| startTime | 6th century BC ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Classical Greece
ⓘ
Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman Greece ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nemean Games Description of subject: The Nemean Games were one of the major Panhellenic athletic and religious festivals of ancient Greece, held at Nemea in honor of Zeus and featuring competitions similar to those of the Olympic Games.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
altar of Zeus
linked to: Nemean Games
linked to: Nemean Games
subject linked to:
Temple of Zeus
subject linked to:
Temple of Zeus
linked to: Nemean Games