Mount Mycale
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Mount Mycale is a prominent mountain on the western coast of modern-day Turkey, historically significant as the site of a decisive naval and land battle between the Greeks and Persians during the Greco-Persian Wars.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mount Mycale canonical | 5 |
| slopes of Mount Mycale | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3218154 — 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: Mount Mycale Context triple: [Battle of Mycale, associatedMountain, Mount Mycale]
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A.
Mount Pelion
Mount Pelion is a mountainous peninsula in central Greece famed for its lush forests, traditional stone villages, and beaches, and for its role in Greek mythology as the legendary home of the Centaurs.
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B.
Mount Cyllene
Mount Cyllene is a mountain in the northeastern Peloponnese of Greece, famed in Greek mythology as the birthplace of the god Hermes and the home of the nymph Maia.
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C.
Mount Othrys
Mount Othrys is the mythological mountain in Greek lore that served as the stronghold and base of power for the Titans during their war against the Olympian gods.
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D.
Mount Cithaeron
Mount Cithaeron is a mountain range in central Greece historically significant in Greek mythology and drama, often serving as a setting for legendary events and tragedies.
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E.
Mount Berenice
Mount Berenice is a hill in Tiberias, Israel, overlooking the Sea of Galilee and known for its archaeological remains and religious-historical significance.
- 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: Mount Mycale Target entity description: Mount Mycale is a prominent mountain on the western coast of modern-day Turkey, historically significant as the site of a decisive naval and land battle between the Greeks and Persians during the Greco-Persian Wars.
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A.
Mount Pelion
Mount Pelion is a mountainous peninsula in central Greece famed for its lush forests, traditional stone villages, and beaches, and for its role in Greek mythology as the legendary home of the Centaurs.
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B.
Mount Cyllene
Mount Cyllene is a mountain in the northeastern Peloponnese of Greece, famed in Greek mythology as the birthplace of the god Hermes and the home of the nymph Maia.
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C.
Mount Othrys
Mount Othrys is the mythological mountain in Greek lore that served as the stronghold and base of power for the Titans during their war against the Olympian gods.
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D.
Mount Cithaeron
Mount Cithaeron is a mountain range in central Greece historically significant in Greek mythology and drama, often serving as a setting for legendary events and tragedies.
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E.
Mount Berenice
Mount Berenice is a hill in Tiberias, Israel, overlooking the Sea of Galilee and known for its archaeological remains and religious-historical significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
mountain ⓘ |
| ancientGreekName | Μυκάλη ⓘ |
| ancientName |
Mycale
ⓘ
Mykale ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Achaemenid Empire
ⓘ
Ionian Greeks ⓘ
linked to:
Ionians
|
| battleBelligerents |
Achaemenid Persian Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Achaemenid Empire
Greek city-states ⓘ |
| battleDate | 479 BC ⓘ |
| battleOutcome | Greek victory ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem |
World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)
ⓘ
linked to:
WGS84
|
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 1237 metres
ⓘ
approximately 4058 feet ⓘ |
| eventLocation | Battle of Mycale ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
Mediterranean maquis shrubland
ⓘ
linked to:
Mediterranean maquis
pine forests ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Ionia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of decisive naval and land engagement in Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Battle of Mycale
ⓘ
role in Greco-Persian Wars ⓘ |
| latinName | Mycale ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aydın Province
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOn | western coast of Anatolia ⓘ |
| locatedOpposite |
island of Samos
ⓘ
linked to:
Samos
|
| mentionedBy | Herodotus ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Histories by Herodotus
ⓘ
linked to:
works of Herodotus
|
| modernTurkishName | Dilek Dağı ⓘ |
| nearbyAncientCity |
Miletus
ⓘ
Priene ⓘ Samos (polis) ⓘ
linked to:
Samos
|
| overlooks |
ancient city of Miletus region
ⓘ
ancient city of Priene ⓘ
linked to:
Priene
|
| partOf |
Dilek Peninsula
ⓘ
linked to:
Karaburun Peninsula
Dilek Peninsula-Büyük Menderes Delta National Park ⓘ Mycale Peninsula ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | national park area ⓘ |
| range |
Aydın Mountains
ⓘ
linked to:
Dilek Dağı
|
| region | Western Anatolia ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of Ionian coast ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
hiking
ⓘ
nature observation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mount Mycale Description of subject: Mount Mycale is a prominent mountain on the western coast of modern-day Turkey, historically significant as the site of a decisive naval and land battle between the Greeks and Persians during the Greco-Persian Wars.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mount Mycale