Elis (city)
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Elis (city) was an ancient Greek city-state in the Peloponnese, known for overseeing the sanctuary of Olympia and the Olympic Games.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elis (city) canonical | 8 |
| Pisa in Elis | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3388947 — 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: Elis (city) Context triple: [Elis, capital, Elis (city)]
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A.
Pistoia
Pistoia is a historic Italian city known for its medieval architecture, vibrant cultural heritage, and location in the northern part of Tuscany.
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B.
Calvi
Calvi is a coastal town and popular tourist destination on the northwest coast of the French island of Corsica, known for its historic citadel and scenic bay.
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C.
Luins
Luins is a small wine-producing municipality in the canton of Vaud in western Switzerland, known for its vineyards and scenic location near Lake Geneva.
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D.
Lesce
Lesce is a small town in northwestern Slovenia, known for its scenic Alpine surroundings and proximity to the popular tourist destination of Bled.
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E.
Ede
Ede is a Dutch municipality and town known for its location near the Hoge Veluwe National Park in the province of Gelderland.
- 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: Elis (city) Target entity description: Elis (city) was an ancient Greek city-state in the Peloponnese, known for overseeing the sanctuary of Olympia and the Olympic Games.
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A.
Pistoia
Pistoia is a historic Italian city known for its medieval architecture, vibrant cultural heritage, and location in the northern part of Tuscany.
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B.
Calvi
Calvi is a coastal town and popular tourist destination on the northwest coast of the French island of Corsica, known for its historic citadel and scenic bay.
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C.
Luins
Luins is a small wine-producing municipality in the canton of Vaud in western Switzerland, known for its vineyards and scenic location near Lake Geneva.
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D.
Lesce
Lesce is a small town in northwestern Slovenia, known for its scenic Alpine surroundings and proximity to the popular tourist destination of Bled.
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E.
Ede
Ede is a Dutch municipality and town known for its location near the Hoge Veluwe National Park in the province of Gelderland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek city-state
ⓘ
polis ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Zeus ⓘ |
| associatedWithSanctuary | Olympia ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Elis (region)
ⓘ
linked to:
Elis region
|
| controlled |
sanctuary of Olympia
ⓘ
territory of Elis ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| currency | Elean coinage ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
horse breeding ⓘ |
| governedBy |
assembly of citizens
ⓘ
magistrates ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | ancient Elis archaeological site ⓘ |
| hasRole | host city-state of Olympic Games officials ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
Hellanodikai (Olympic judges)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hellanodikai
|
| historicalRegionNowIn | regional unit of Elis in Western Greece ⓘ |
| knownFor |
control of the Olympic sanctuary
ⓘ
equestrian traditions ⓘ fertile plains ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elis (region)
ⓘ
linked to:
Elis region
Peloponnese ⓘ western Peloponnese ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern Greece
|
| locatedInPresentDay | Greece ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Pausanias
ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ Xenophon ⓘ |
| modernNearbySettlement |
Amaliada
ⓘ
Gastouni ⓘ |
| neighboringEntity |
Achaea
ⓘ
Arcadia ⓘ Messenia ⓘ |
| oversees |
Olympic Games
ⓘ
sanctuary of Olympia ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| partOf |
Peloponnesian League (at times)
ⓘ
linked to:
Peloponnesian League
|
| politicalStatus | autonomous city-state (at various times) ⓘ |
| regionType | rural ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of Olympia
ⓘ
organization of the ancient Olympic Games ⓘ |
| river |
Peneus River
ⓘ
linked to:
Pineios River
|
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| trainingLocationFor | athletes competing at Olympia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elis (city) Description of subject: Elis (city) was an ancient Greek city-state in the Peloponnese, known for overseeing the sanctuary of Olympia and the Olympic Games.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Elis (city)
linked to: Elis (city)
linked to: Elis (city)
subject linked to:
Elis in the Peloponnese
subject linked to:
Elis in the Peloponnese
subject linked to:
Elis, Greece
subject linked to:
Elis, Greece
subject linked to:
kingdom of Elis