Eleans
E353314
The Eleans were an ancient Greek people of the region of Elis in the Peloponnese, known especially for controlling Olympia and organizing the Olympic Games.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eleans canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3388972 — 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: Eleans Context triple: [Elis, ethnicGroup, Eleans]
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A.
Naousa
Naousa is a historic town in northern Greece known for its wine production, natural springs, and role in the Greek War of Independence.
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B.
Oropos
Oropos is a coastal town and municipality in northeastern Attica, Greece, situated opposite the island of Euboea and known for its archaeological sites and seaside resorts.
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C.
Melos
Melos is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, renowned in art history as the discovery site of the famous ancient statue Venus de Milo.
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D.
Arethousa
Arethousa is a nymph from Greek mythology, closely associated with a sacred spring and often linked to the goddess Artemis.
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E.
Selinous
Selinous is an ancient town in the region of Cilicia, in what is now southern Turkey, known from classical antiquity.
- 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: Eleans Target entity description: The Eleans were an ancient Greek people of the region of Elis in the Peloponnese, known especially for controlling Olympia and organizing the Olympic Games.
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A.
Naousa
Naousa is a historic town in northern Greece known for its wine production, natural springs, and role in the Greek War of Independence.
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B.
Oropos
Oropos is a coastal town and municipality in northeastern Attica, Greece, situated opposite the island of Euboea and known for its archaeological sites and seaside resorts.
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C.
Melos
Melos is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, renowned in art history as the discovery site of the famous ancient statue Venus de Milo.
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D.
Arethousa
Arethousa is a nymph from Greek mythology, closely associated with a sacred spring and often linked to the goddess Artemis.
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E.
Selinous
Selinous is an ancient town in the region of Cilicia, in what is now southern Turkey, known from classical antiquity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| administrativeRole |
maintenance of sanctuaries at Olympia
ⓘ
oversight of athletic competitions at Olympia ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Sparta (various periods)
ⓘ
linked to:
Sparta
|
| associatedWithEvent |
ancient Olympic Games
ⓘ
linked to:
Olympic Games
|
| conflictedWith |
Sparta (various periods)
ⓘ
linked to:
Sparta
|
| controls | Olympia ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| culture | ancient Greek culture ⓘ |
| ethnicIdentity | Greek ⓘ |
| ethnonymInGreek | Ἠλεῖοι (Ēleioi) ⓘ |
| geographicalRegion | Elis ⓘ |
| governedSanctuary | Olympia ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Herodotus
ⓘ
Pausanias ⓘ Xenophon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administration of the Olympic Games truce
ⓘ
control of the sanctuary of Olympia ⓘ religious authority in Olympia ⓘ |
| language | Greek language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elis
ⓘ
Peloponnese ⓘ western Peloponnese ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern Greece
|
| mainRiver | Alpheios River ⓘ |
| mainSanctuary |
Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia
ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
|
| neighbors |
Achaeans
ⓘ
Arcadians ⓘ Messenians ⓘ Triphylians ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Peloponnesian League ⓘ |
| partOf | Greek world ⓘ |
| politicalOrganization |
federal state of Elis
ⓘ
linked to:
kingdom of Elis
polis-based community ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | independent polis community in classical period ⓘ |
| regionCapital | Elis (city) ⓘ |
| regionInAntiquity |
Elis (ancient region)
ⓘ
linked to:
Elis, Greece
|
| regionType | rural and pastoral region ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| religiousCenter | Olympia ⓘ |
| responsibleFor | organization of the ancient Olympic Games ⓘ |
| roleInOlympics |
judges of the Olympic Games (Hellanodikai)
ⓘ
proclaimed Olympic truce (ekecheiria) ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| worshipped | Zeus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eleans Description of subject: The Eleans were an ancient Greek people of the region of Elis in the Peloponnese, known especially for controlling Olympia and organizing the Olympic Games.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Elis in the Peloponnese
subject linked to:
Elis, Greece
subject linked to:
Elis, Greece
subject linked to:
kingdom of Elis