Poseideon
E482655
Poseideon was a winter month in the ancient Athenian (Attic) calendar, roughly corresponding to parts of December and January.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Poseideon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4922275 — 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: Poseideon Context triple: [Haloa, monthInAtticCalendar, Poseideon]
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A.
Poseidon
Poseidon is the ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses, one of the twelve Olympian deities.
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B.
Cronos
Cronos is a 1993 Mexican horror-fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro, noted for its inventive vampire mythology and atmospheric visual style.
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C.
ᾍδης
ᾍδης is the Ancient Greek name for Hades, the god who rules the underworld and the realm of the dead in Greek mythology.
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D.
Peleus
Peleus is a hero in Greek mythology, a king of Phthia and husband of the sea nymph Thetis, best known as the father of Achilles.
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E.
Νέστωρ
Νέστωρ is a wise and elderly king of Pylos in Greek mythology, renowned for his counsel during the Trojan War and his role in Homer's epics.
- 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: Poseideon Target entity description: Poseideon was a winter month in the ancient Athenian (Attic) calendar, roughly corresponding to parts of December and January.
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A.
Poseidon
Poseidon is the ancient Greek god of the sea, earthquakes, and horses, one of the twelve Olympian deities.
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B.
Cronos
Cronos is a 1993 Mexican horror-fantasy film directed by Guillermo del Toro, noted for its inventive vampire mythology and atmospheric visual style.
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C.
ᾍδης
ᾍδης is the Ancient Greek name for Hades, the god who rules the underworld and the realm of the dead in Greek mythology.
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D.
Peleus
Peleus is a hero in Greek mythology, a king of Phthia and husband of the sea nymph Thetis, best known as the father of Achilles.
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E.
Νέστωρ
Νέστωρ is a wise and elderly king of Pylos in Greek mythology, renowned for his counsel during the Trojan War and his role in Homer's epics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Attic month
ⓘ
month ⓘ winter month ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Poseidon ⓘ |
| calendarType | lunisolar calendar ⓘ |
| correspondsRoughlyTo |
December
ⓘ
January ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Athens ⓘ |
| follows | Maimakterion ⓘ |
| hasVariantForm |
Poseideōn
ⓘ
linked to:
Poseidon
|
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Poseidon ⓘ |
| partOf | Athenian year ⓘ |
| precedes | Gamelion ⓘ |
| season | winter ⓘ |
| timePeriod | classical antiquity ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civic timekeeping
ⓘ
religious festivals scheduling ⓘ |
| usedIn |
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: Poseideon Description of subject: Poseideon was a winter month in the ancient Athenian (Attic) calendar, roughly corresponding to parts of December and January.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.