nymphaeum of Apollonia
E729800
The nymphaeum of Apollonia is an ancient monumental fountain and sanctuary dedicated to water nymphs within the archaeological site of Apollonia in Illyria (modern-day Albania).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| nymphaeum of Apollonia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8378014 — 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: nymphaeum of Apollonia Context triple: [Apollonia (Illyria), hasSite, nymphaeum of Apollonia]
-
A.
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum was an ancient Greek city located in the region of Mysia in northwestern Asia Minor, near the Rhyndacus River.
-
B.
Sanctuary of Apollo Actius
The Sanctuary of Apollo Actius was an ancient Greek religious complex near Actium dedicated to the god Apollo, renowned for its temple, festivals, and later association with Augustus’ victory over Antony and Cleopatra.
-
C.
Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus
The Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus is an ornate Roman fountain complex at Olympia, commissioned by the wealthy Athenian sophist Herodes Atticus in the 2nd century CE to supply water and honor the imperial family.
-
D.
Apollonia (port of Cyrene)
Apollonia (port of Cyrene) was the ancient Mediterranean harbor city that served as the main seaport and maritime outlet for the Greek city of Cyrene in present-day Libya.
-
E.
necropolis of Cyrene
The necropolis of Cyrene is an extensive ancient Greek and Roman burial ground near the city of Cyrene in modern-day Libya, renowned for its rock-cut tombs and archaeological significance.
- 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: nymphaeum of Apollonia Target entity description: The nymphaeum of Apollonia is an ancient monumental fountain and sanctuary dedicated to water nymphs within the archaeological site of Apollonia in Illyria (modern-day Albania).
-
A.
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum
Apollonia ad Rhyndacum was an ancient Greek city located in the region of Mysia in northwestern Asia Minor, near the Rhyndacus River.
-
B.
Sanctuary of Apollo Actius
The Sanctuary of Apollo Actius was an ancient Greek religious complex near Actium dedicated to the god Apollo, renowned for its temple, festivals, and later association with Augustus’ victory over Antony and Cleopatra.
-
C.
Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus
The Nymphaeum of Herodes Atticus is an ornate Roman fountain complex at Olympia, commissioned by the wealthy Athenian sophist Herodes Atticus in the 2nd century CE to supply water and honor the imperial family.
-
D.
Apollonia (port of Cyrene)
Apollonia (port of Cyrene) was the ancient Mediterranean harbor city that served as the main seaport and maritime outlet for the Greek city of Cyrene in present-day Libya.
-
E.
necropolis of Cyrene
The necropolis of Cyrene is an extensive ancient Greek and Roman burial ground near the city of Cyrene in modern-day Libya, renowned for its rock-cut tombs and archaeological significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient monumental fountain
ⓘ
archaeological site feature ⓘ nymphaeum ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
ancient Illyria
ⓘ
water cults ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Greco-Roman antiquity
ⓘ
linked to:
Classical antiquity
|
| dedicatedTo | water nymphs ⓘ |
| dedicationType | water sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
public fountain
ⓘ
sanctuary ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
sacred water
ⓘ
veneration of nymphs ⓘ |
| heritageRegion | Illyria ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | archaeological monument ⓘ |
| isMonumentOf |
Apollonia archaeological park
ⓘ
linked to:
Apollonia (archaeological park)
|
| locatedIn |
Apollonia
ⓘ
Apollonia in Illyria ⓘ
linked to:
Apollonia (Illyria)
|
| locatedInCountry | Albania ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | modern-day Albania ⓘ |
| materialCultureType | ancient hydraulic architecture ⓘ |
| partOf | archaeological site of Apollonia ⓘ |
| religiousContext | ancient pagan worship ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism attraction ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ritual activities
ⓘ
water supply ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: nymphaeum of Apollonia Description of subject: The nymphaeum of Apollonia is an ancient monumental fountain and sanctuary dedicated to water nymphs within the archaeological site of Apollonia in Illyria (modern-day Albania).
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.