Locris
E72437
Locris was an ancient Greek region in central Greece, inhabited by the Locrians and known for its strategic position between Boeotia and Phocis.
All labels observed (15)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Locris canonical | 25 |
| Ozolian Locris | 7 |
| Eastern Locris | 2 |
| Epicnemidian Locris | 2 |
| Ozolian Lokris | 2 |
| West Locrian (Ozolian) group | 2 |
| Ascra | 1 |
| Boeotia–Phocis border area | 1 |
| East Locris | 1 |
| Locris (part) | 1 |
| Locris-Phocis border area | 1 |
| Phocian–Locrian area | 1 |
| Trachis | 1 |
| historical region of Locris | 1 |
| historical region of Locris (in antiquity) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T565476 — 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: Locris Context triple: [Second Sacred War, mainTheater, Locris]
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A.
Phocis
Phocis was an ancient region in central Greece, notable for encompassing the sacred sanctuary and oracle of Delphi.
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B.
Thessaly
Thessaly is a historical and geographical region in central Greece known for its fertile plains, ancient cities, and proximity to landmarks like Mount Olympus and Meteora.
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C.
Argolid
Argolid is a historic region in the northeastern Peloponnese of Greece, renowned as the heartland of several major Bronze Age and classical Greek centers.
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D.
Boeotia
Boeotia is a region of ancient Greece known for its fertile plains, prominent city-states like Thebes, and its role as a setting and cultural backdrop in early Greek poetry and mythology.
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E.
Epirus
Epirus is a mountainous historical and geographical region in northwestern Greece known for its rugged landscapes, ancient sites, and traditional stone-built villages.
- 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: Locris Target entity description: Locris was an ancient Greek region in central Greece, inhabited by the Locrians and known for its strategic position between Boeotia and Phocis.
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A.
Phocis
Phocis was an ancient region in central Greece, notable for encompassing the sacred sanctuary and oracle of Delphi.
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B.
Thessaly
Thessaly is a historical and geographical region in central Greece known for its fertile plains, ancient cities, and proximity to landmarks like Mount Olympus and Meteora.
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C.
Argolid
Argolid is a historic region in the northeastern Peloponnese of Greece, renowned as the heartland of several major Bronze Age and classical Greek centers.
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D.
Boeotia
Boeotia is a region of ancient Greece known for its fertile plains, prominent city-states like Thebes, and its role as a setting and cultural backdrop in early Greek poetry and mythology.
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E.
Epirus
Epirus is a mountainous historical and geographical region in northwestern Greece known for its rugged landscapes, ancient sites, and traditional stone-built villages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient Greek region ⓘ |
| borders |
Boeotia
ⓘ
Phocis ⓘ |
| country |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| ethnicGroup | Locrians ⓘ |
| hasCity |
Amphissa
ⓘ
linked to:
Amfissa
Naupactus ⓘ Opus ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Epicnemidian Locris
ⓘ
linked to:
Locris
Opuntian Locris ⓘ Ozolian Locris ⓘ
linked to:
Locris
|
| hasTribe |
Epicnemidian Locrians
ⓘ
linked to:
Locrians
Opuntian Locrians ⓘ
linked to:
Opuntian Locris
Ozolian Locrians ⓘ
linked to:
Locrians
|
| historicalPeriod |
Archaic Greece
ⓘ
Classical Greece ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Locrians ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coastal plains
ⓘ
division into several subregions ⓘ mountainous interior ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Greece ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Euboean Gulf
ⓘ
Gulf of Corinth ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Greco-Persian Wars
ⓘ
Peloponnesian War ⓘ |
| partOf |
Greek world
ⓘ
linked to:
Hellenic
Region of Central Greece (ancient) ⓘ
linked to:
Sterea Ellada (administrative region)
|
| religion | Ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
land route between northern and southern Greece
ⓘ
position between Boeotia and Phocis ⓘ |
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: Locris Description of subject: Locris was an ancient Greek region in central Greece, inhabited by the Locrians and known for its strategic position between Boeotia and Phocis.
Referenced by (49)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Locris
linked to: Locris
subject linked to:
city of Amphissa
subject linked to:
city of Amphissa
linked to: Locris
linked to: Locris
linked to: Locris
linked to: Locris
linked to: Locris
linked to: Locris
linked to: Locris
linked to: Locris
linked to: Locris
linked to: Locris
linked to: Locris
linked to: Locris
linked to: Locris
linked to: Locris