Cadmea
E298883
Cadmea was the ancient fortified citadel at the heart of Thebes in Boeotia, serving as its political and military stronghold.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cadmea canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2789461 — 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: Cadmea Context triple: [Thebes, hasCitadel, Cadmea]
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A.
Caesonia
Caesonia is a Roman cognomen (family name) used by women of the gens Atia in ancient Rome.
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B.
Melesias
Melesias is a character in Plato’s dialogue "Laches," portrayed as a concerned Athenian father seeking guidance on the proper education of his son.
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C.
Oesilo
Oesilo is an administrative post in the Oecusse exclave of East Timor, known for its rural communities and border location with Indonesian West Timor.
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D.
Cassope
Cassope is an ancient Greek city in the region of Epirus, known for its well-preserved Hellenistic urban remains and panoramic hilltop location.
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E.
Cleeia
Cleeia is a lesser-known figure in Greek mythology, identified as a daughter of the Titan Atlas and thus part of the extended divine family associated with the heavens.
- 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: Cadmea Target entity description: Cadmea was the ancient fortified citadel at the heart of Thebes in Boeotia, serving as its political and military stronghold.
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A.
Caesonia
Caesonia is a Roman cognomen (family name) used by women of the gens Atia in ancient Rome.
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B.
Melesias
Melesias is a character in Plato’s dialogue "Laches," portrayed as a concerned Athenian father seeking guidance on the proper education of his son.
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C.
Oesilo
Oesilo is an administrative post in the Oecusse exclave of East Timor, known for its rural communities and border location with Indonesian West Timor.
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D.
Cassope
Cassope is an ancient Greek city in the region of Epirus, known for its well-preserved Hellenistic urban remains and panoramic hilltop location.
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E.
Cleeia
Cleeia is a lesser-known figure in Greek mythology, identified as a daughter of the Titan Atlas and thus part of the extended divine family associated with the heavens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient citadel
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ fortified acropolis ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cadmus and the Spartoi myth
ⓘ
linked to:
Cadmus
foundation of Thebes ⓘ |
| associatedWithMythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Theban power ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | Alexander the Great ⓘ |
| destructionEvent | destruction of Thebes in 335 BC ⓘ |
| fortificationType | walled citadel ⓘ |
| function |
military stronghold of Thebes
ⓘ
political stronghold of Thebes ⓘ |
| governanceRole |
administrative center of Thebes
ⓘ
seat of Theban rulers ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Archaic period
ⓘ
Classical period ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Mycenaean period ⓘ
linked to:
Mycenaean civilization
Roman period ⓘ |
| laterUse | site of later Theban and Greek buildings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boeotia
ⓘ
Central Greece ⓘ
linked to:
central Greece
Thebes ⓘ |
| militaryRole | main fortress of Thebes ⓘ |
| modernLocation |
Thebes, Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Thebes
|
| namedAfter | Cadmus ⓘ |
| partOf | city of Thebes ⓘ |
| topographicalPosition | center of Thebes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cadmea Description of subject: Cadmea was the ancient fortified citadel at the heart of Thebes in Boeotia, serving as its political and military stronghold.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.