Comana in Pontus
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Comana in Pontus was an ancient city in the region of Pontus (in modern-day Turkey), notable as a religious center dedicated to the goddess Ma and an important stop on trade routes in Anatolia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Comana in Pontus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3937865 — 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: Comana in Pontus Context triple: [Comana Pontica, knownAs, Comana in Pontus]
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A.
Selinus in Cilicia
Selinus in Cilicia was an ancient coastal city in Roman Cilicia, in southern Asia Minor, later renamed Trajanopolis in honor of the emperor Trajan who died there.
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B.
Pessinus
Pessinus was an ancient Phrygian city in central Anatolia, renowned as a major religious center dedicated to the worship of the goddess Cybele.
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C.
Paphlagonia
Paphlagonia was an ancient region on the northern coast of Asia Minor, along the Black Sea, known for its rugged terrain and strategic location between Bithynia and Pontus.
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D.
Neocaesarea in Pontus
Neocaesarea in Pontus was an important city in the Roman province of Pontus in Asia Minor, known as a regional center of early Christianity.
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E.
Pisidia
Pisidia was an ancient rugged inland region of southwestern Anatolia, known for its fiercely independent mountain communities and later incorporation into the Roman Empire.
- 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: Comana in Pontus Target entity description: Comana in Pontus was an ancient city in the region of Pontus (in modern-day Turkey), notable as a religious center dedicated to the goddess Ma and an important stop on trade routes in Anatolia.
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A.
Selinus in Cilicia
Selinus in Cilicia was an ancient coastal city in Roman Cilicia, in southern Asia Minor, later renamed Trajanopolis in honor of the emperor Trajan who died there.
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B.
Pessinus
Pessinus was an ancient Phrygian city in central Anatolia, renowned as a major religious center dedicated to the worship of the goddess Cybele.
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C.
Paphlagonia
Paphlagonia was an ancient region on the northern coast of Asia Minor, along the Black Sea, known for its rugged terrain and strategic location between Bithynia and Pontus.
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D.
Neocaesarea in Pontus
Neocaesarea in Pontus was an important city in the Roman province of Pontus in Asia Minor, known as a regional center of early Christianity.
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E.
Pisidia
Pisidia was an ancient rugged inland region of southwestern Anatolia, known for its fiercely independent mountain communities and later incorporation into the Roman Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
religious center ⓘ |
| country | Roman Empire ⓘ |
| cultTitleOfPriest | high priest as quasi-dynastic ruler ⓘ |
| dedicatedToDeity |
goddess Ma
ⓘ
linked to:
Astarte
|
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
temple estates ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| flourishedDuring |
Hellenistic period
ⓘ
Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| governedAs | temple-state ⓘ |
| governedBy | high priest of Ma ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
temple area
ⓘ
urban settlement remains ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive sacred lands
ⓘ
large temple staff ⓘ processional festivals ⓘ |
| hasPopulationClass |
merchants
ⓘ
pilgrims ⓘ priests ⓘ temple slaves ⓘ |
| hasSanctuaryStatus | asylum ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfCult | Anatolian mother-goddess cult ⓘ |
| knownFor |
position on Anatolian trade routes
ⓘ
religious festivals ⓘ sanctuary economy ⓘ temple of Ma ⓘ |
| languageUsedHistorically |
Greek
ⓘ
local Anatolian languages ⓘ |
| laterChristianization | area became part of Christianized Pontus ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anatolia
ⓘ
Pontus ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northeastern Anatolia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | upper Iris River ⓘ |
| mentionedBy |
Pliny the Elder
ⓘ
Strabo ⓘ |
| modernSiteNear |
Gümenek
ⓘ
Tokat Province ⓘ |
| onTradeRoute |
routes between Cappadocia and Pontus
ⓘ
routes linking interior Anatolia with Black Sea coast ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kingdom of Pontus
ⓘ
Roman province of Pontus ⓘ
linked to:
Roman province of Bithynia and Pontus
|
| religiousFunction |
center of the cult of Ma
ⓘ
site of temple prostitution according to ancient sources ⓘ |
| religiousSyncretism |
Ma associated with Bellona
ⓘ
Ma identified with Enyo ⓘ |
| romanStatus | important regional cult center under Rome ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Comana in Pontus Description of subject: Comana in Pontus was an ancient city in the region of Pontus (in modern-day Turkey), notable as a religious center dedicated to the goddess Ma and an important stop on trade routes in Anatolia.
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