Cape Sunium
E282625
Cape Sunium is a historic promontory in southeastern Attica, Greece, famed for the clifftop Temple of Poseidon overlooking the Aegean Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape Sunium canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2615597 — 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: Cape Sunium Context triple: [Cape Sounion, hasAlternativeName, Cape Sunium]
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A.
Cape Emine
Cape Emine is a prominent Black Sea headland on Bulgaria’s eastern coast, known as a major geographic landmark and the coastal terminus of the Balkan Mountains.
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B.
Cape Ai-Todor
Cape Ai-Todor is a prominent rocky headland on the southern coast of Crimea, known for its dramatic cliffs overlooking the Black Sea and its proximity to the famous Swallow’s Nest castle.
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C.
Pelion Peninsula
The Pelion Peninsula is a mountainous coastal region in central Greece famed for its lush forests, traditional stone villages, and scenic beaches along the Aegean Sea.
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D.
Skiros
Skiros is a Greek island in the central Aegean Sea, known for its traditional villages, rugged coastline, and distinctive local culture.
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E.
Cape Lacinion
Cape Lacinion is a prominent coastal promontory in southern Italy, historically known for its ancient Greek sanctuary and its association with the nearby city of Croton.
- 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: Cape Sunium Target entity description: Cape Sunium is a historic promontory in southeastern Attica, Greece, famed for the clifftop Temple of Poseidon overlooking the Aegean Sea.
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A.
Cape Emine
Cape Emine is a prominent Black Sea headland on Bulgaria’s eastern coast, known as a major geographic landmark and the coastal terminus of the Balkan Mountains.
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B.
Cape Ai-Todor
Cape Ai-Todor is a prominent rocky headland on the southern coast of Crimea, known for its dramatic cliffs overlooking the Black Sea and its proximity to the famous Swallow’s Nest castle.
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C.
Pelion Peninsula
The Pelion Peninsula is a mountainous coastal region in central Greece famed for its lush forests, traditional stone villages, and scenic beaches along the Aegean Sea.
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D.
Skiros
Skiros is a Greek island in the central Aegean Sea, known for its traditional villages, rugged coastline, and distinctive local culture.
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E.
Cape Lacinion
Cape Lacinion is a prominent coastal promontory in southern Italy, historically known for its ancient Greek sanctuary and its association with the nearby city of Croton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
headland
ⓘ
promontory ⓘ |
| ancientName |
Sounion
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Sounion
|
| approximateElevation | about 60 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Greek archaeological sites in Attica
ⓘ
Capes of Greece ⓘ Landforms of Attica ⓘ |
| coastType | rocky cliffs ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| distanceFromAthens | about 69 kilometers southeast of Athens ⓘ |
| eraOfMainMonuments | Classical period of ancient Greece ⓘ |
| faces | Saronic Gulf ⓘ |
| governingBody | Hellenic Ministry of Culture ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sunium
ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Poseidon at Sounion
|
| hasRoadConnection | Athens–Sounion coastal road ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sunium
ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Poseidon at Sounion
ancient towers ⓘ fortification walls ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Aegean Sea islands
ⓘ
linked to:
Aegean islands
Saronic Gulf islands ⓘ
linked to:
Saronic Islands
|
| heritageStatus | archaeological site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Temple of Poseidon
ⓘ
linked to:
temple of Poseidon
archaeological remains ⓘ clifftop views over the Aegean Sea ⓘ sunset views ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Attica
ⓘ
southeastern Attica ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Herodotus
ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ Thucydides ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | ancient Greek literature ⓘ |
| modernName | Sounio ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | village of Sounio ⓘ |
| overlooks | Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| partOf | Attica peninsula ⓘ |
| protectedAs | archaeological site of national importance ⓘ |
| region |
East Attica
ⓘ
linked to:
East Attica regional unit
|
| religiousSignificance |
sanctuary of Athena Sounias in antiquity
ⓘ
sanctuary of Poseidon in antiquity ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism destination
ⓘ
day-trip destination from Athens ⓘ |
| usedAs |
ancient lookout point
ⓘ
strategic coastal defense point ⓘ |
| usedIn | ancient maritime navigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cape Sunium Description of subject: Cape Sunium is a historic promontory in southeastern Attica, Greece, famed for the clifftop Temple of Poseidon overlooking the Aegean Sea.
Referenced by (1)
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