Metageitnion
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Metageitnion was a month in the ancient Athenian calendar, occurring in late summer and associated with various civic and religious activities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metageitnion canonical | 2 |
| Μεταγειτνιών | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4758744 — 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: Metageitnion Context triple: [Boedromion, follows, Metageitnion]
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A.
Egvekinot
Egvekinot is a remote urban-type settlement and port on the coast of the Bering Sea in Russia’s Far East, serving as an important local center in the Chukotka region.
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B.
Gälpu
Gälpu is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Gälpu people of northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
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C.
Meifod
Meifod is a small village in Powys, Wales, situated in a rural valley landscape near the River Vyrnwy.
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D.
Geidam
Geidam is a town and local government area in northeastern Nigeria known for its location in Yobe State near the border with Niger.
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E.
Meekknoken
Meekknoken is the highest peak on the island of Averøya in Norway, known as its most prominent natural elevation.
- 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: Metageitnion Target entity description: Metageitnion was a month in the ancient Athenian calendar, occurring in late summer and associated with various civic and religious activities.
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A.
Egvekinot
Egvekinot is a remote urban-type settlement and port on the coast of the Bering Sea in Russia’s Far East, serving as an important local center in the Chukotka region.
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B.
Gälpu
Gälpu is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Gälpu people of northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
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C.
Meifod
Meifod is a small village in Powys, Wales, situated in a rural valley landscape near the River Vyrnwy.
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D.
Geidam
Geidam is a town and local government area in northeastern Nigeria known for its location in Yobe State near the border with Niger.
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E.
Meekknoken
Meekknoken is the highest peak on the island of Averøya in Norway, known as its most prominent natural elevation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athenian month
ⓘ
month ⓘ unit of time ⓘ |
| approximateGregorianRange | July–August ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
migration
ⓘ
relocation of households ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Apollo Metageitnios ⓘ |
| calendarRegion | Attica ⓘ |
| calendarType | city-state calendar ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | Classical Greek period ⓘ |
| civicCalendarFunction | used for scheduling assemblies and civic business ⓘ |
| culture | Classical Athens ⓘ |
| festivalHeldInMonth | Metageitnia ⓘ |
| festivalHonoredDeity | Apollo Metageitnios ⓘ |
| follows | Hekatombaion ⓘ |
| greekName |
Μεταγειτνιών
ⓘ
linked to:
Metageitnion
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| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| monthNumberInAtticYear | 2 ⓘ |
| nameEtymology | derived from Greek "metageitnizein" meaning "to change one’s neighborhood" or "to move house" ⓘ |
| positionInYear | second month of the Athenian year ⓘ |
| precedes | Boedromion ⓘ |
| primaryCityOfUse | Athens ⓘ |
| relatedCalendar | other Greek polis calendars ⓘ |
| religiousCalendarFunction | regulated timing of sacrifices and festivals ⓘ |
| religiousRole | month for civic and religious activities ⓘ |
| season | late summer ⓘ |
| timeSystem | lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| typicalLength | 29 or 30 days ⓘ |
| usedBy | ancient Athenians ⓘ |
| usedInCalendar |
Attic calendar
ⓘ
ancient Athenian calendar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Metageitnion Description of subject: Metageitnion was a month in the ancient Athenian calendar, occurring in late summer and associated with various civic and religious activities.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Metageitnion