syrtos
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Syrtos is a traditional Greek folk dance and musical style, especially prominent in Cretan music, characterized by a flowing, gliding step in a line or circle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| syrtos canonical | 2 |
| Cretan syrtos | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9147164 — 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: syrtos Context triple: [Cretan music, hasGenre, syrtos]
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A.
Tsakonian dance
Tsakonian dance is a traditional Greek folk dance from the Tsakonian region of the Peloponnese, noted for its distinctive circular patterns and preservation of ancient local customs.
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B.
Saronde dance
Saronde dance is a traditional ceremonial dance of the Gorontalo people of Indonesia, typically performed to welcome guests and celebrate important social events.
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C.
Oiti
Oiti is a mountainous region in central Greece best known for encompassing Mount Oeta, a historically and mythologically significant peak.
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D.
Sarrafos
Sarrafos is a series of minimalist, spatially oriented artworks by Brazilian artist Mira Schendel that explore the interplay of light, shadow, and perception through simple geometric forms.
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E.
Megalo Chorio
Megalo Chorio is the main village and administrative center of the small Greek island of Agathonisi in the Dodecanese.
- 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: syrtos Target entity description: Syrtos is a traditional Greek folk dance and musical style, especially prominent in Cretan music, characterized by a flowing, gliding step in a line or circle.
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A.
Tsakonian dance
Tsakonian dance is a traditional Greek folk dance from the Tsakonian region of the Peloponnese, noted for its distinctive circular patterns and preservation of ancient local customs.
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B.
Saronde dance
Saronde dance is a traditional ceremonial dance of the Gorontalo people of Indonesia, typically performed to welcome guests and celebrate important social events.
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C.
Oiti
Oiti is a mountainous region in central Greece best known for encompassing Mount Oeta, a historically and mythologically significant peak.
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D.
Sarrafos
Sarrafos is a series of minimalist, spatially oriented artworks by Brazilian artist Mira Schendel that explore the interplay of light, shadow, and perception through simple geometric forms.
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E.
Megalo Chorio
Megalo Chorio is the main village and administrative center of the small Greek island of Agathonisi in the Dodecanese.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Greek folk dance
ⓘ
folk dance ⓘ musical style ⓘ |
| belongsToGenre | Balkan folk dance ⓘ |
| danceFormation |
circle
ⓘ
line ⓘ |
| geographicSpread |
Greek diaspora communities
ⓘ
throughout Greece ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Greek culture
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Greek folk tradition ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
repetitive melodic phrases
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strong rhythmic pattern for stepping ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Greece ⓘ |
| isAccompaniedBy | Greek folk music ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith | Crete ⓘ |
| isContrastedWith | pidikhtos (leaping Cretan dances) ⓘ |
| isDocumentedSince | at least the 19th century ⓘ |
| isGroupDance | yes ⓘ |
| isOftenLedBy | lead dancer at the right end of the line ⓘ |
| isPartnered | yes ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Greek folk dance repertoire ⓘ |
| isPerformedAt |
Greek dance events
ⓘ
panigyria (village festivals) ⓘ |
| isProminentIn | Cretan music ⓘ |
| isRecordedIn | Cretan discography and Greek folk music recordings ⓘ |
| isSocialDance | yes ⓘ |
| isTaughtIn | Greek dance schools ⓘ |
| isTraditional | yes ⓘ |
| isTransmittedBy | oral tradition ⓘ |
| linguisticNote | name derives from Greek verb meaning “to drag” or “to pull” ⓘ |
| movementDirection | generally to the right ⓘ |
| regionVariant |
Cretan syrtos
ⓘ
linked to:
syrtos
Island syrtos ⓘ Kalamatianos (a syrtos-type dance) ⓘ |
| requires | hand-holding or shoulder-hold between dancers ⓘ |
| stepPattern | dragging or sliding of the feet along the floor ⓘ |
| stepStyle |
flowing
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gliding ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Greek identity
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community cohesion ⓘ |
| tempo | moderate ⓘ |
| timeSignature |
2/4
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4/4 ⓘ |
| usedOnOccasion |
festivals
ⓘ
name-day celebrations ⓘ religious celebrations ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: syrtos Description of subject: Syrtos is a traditional Greek folk dance and musical style, especially prominent in Cretan music, characterized by a flowing, gliding step in a line or circle.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.