Meda of Odessos
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Meda of Odessos was a Thracian princess who became one of the later wives of Philip II of Macedon and is noted for reportedly committing ritual suicide upon his death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Meda of Odessos canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3520458 — 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: Meda of Odessos Context triple: [Philip II of Macedon, spouse, Meda of Odessos]
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Phanagoria
Phanagoria was a major ancient Greek city and later a key urban center of the Kingdom of the Bosporus, located on the Taman Peninsula near the Black Sea.
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B.
Ancient Ioulis
Ancient Ioulis is the principal ancient city of the Greek island of Kea, known for its classical ruins and historical significance in the Cyclades.
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C.
Tanagra
Tanagra was an ancient Greek city in Boeotia, noted for its strategic location and for the finely crafted terracotta figurines known as Tanagra figurines.
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D.
Peristeri
Peristeri is a densely populated suburban municipality of Athens, Greece, known as one of the largest and most vibrant districts in the Athens metropolitan area.
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E.
Daulis
Daulis was an ancient Greek city in the region of Phocis, known from classical sources and associated with various local myths and traditions.
- 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: Meda of Odessos Target entity description: Meda of Odessos was a Thracian princess who became one of the later wives of Philip II of Macedon and is noted for reportedly committing ritual suicide upon his death.
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A.
Phanagoria
Phanagoria was a major ancient Greek city and later a key urban center of the Kingdom of the Bosporus, located on the Taman Peninsula near the Black Sea.
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B.
Ancient Ioulis
Ancient Ioulis is the principal ancient city of the Greek island of Kea, known for its classical ruins and historical significance in the Cyclades.
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C.
Tanagra
Tanagra was an ancient Greek city in Boeotia, noted for its strategic location and for the finely crafted terracotta figurines known as Tanagra figurines.
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D.
Peristeri
Peristeri is a densely populated suburban municipality of Athens, Greece, known as one of the largest and most vibrant districts in the Athens metropolitan area.
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E.
Daulis
Daulis was an ancient Greek city in the region of Phocis, known from classical sources and associated with various local myths and traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Thracian princess
ⓘ
ancient Greek-era noblewoman ⓘ consort of Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Macedon ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Thracian–Macedonian dynastic alliances ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Argead dynasty of Macedon
ⓘ
linked to:
Argead dynasty
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| countryOfOrigin | Odessos ⓘ |
| culturalPractice | Thracian funerary customs ⓘ |
| deathCause | ritual suicide ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Thracian ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| historicalContext | reign of Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | semi-legendary figure ⓘ |
| lifeEvent |
marriage to Philip II of Macedon
ⓘ
suicide at or shortly after Philip II’s death ⓘ |
| maritalOrder | one of the later wives of Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| notableFor | ritual suicide upon the death of Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| positionHeld | queen consort of Macedon ⓘ |
| region | Thrace ⓘ |
| relativeLocation | associated with the court of Macedon ⓘ |
| role | political marriage partner ⓘ |
| sourceMention | ancient literary tradition ⓘ |
| spouse |
Meda of Odessos
ⓘ
Philip II of Macedon ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meda of Odessos Description of subject: Meda of Odessos was a Thracian princess who became one of the later wives of Philip II of Macedon and is noted for reportedly committing ritual suicide upon his death.
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