Feralia
E817215
Feralia was an ancient Roman festival honoring the dead, marking the conclusion of the Parentalia rites with offerings to ancestral spirits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Feralia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9717189 — 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: Feralia Context triple: [Parentalia, precedes, Feralia]
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A.
Faunalia
Faunalia was an ancient Roman rural festival dedicated to the rustic god Faunus, associated with fertility, nature, and the protection of flocks.
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B.
Vulcanalia
Vulcanalia was an ancient Roman religious festival held in honor of Vulcan, the god of fire and metalworking, typically observed with rituals aimed at averting destructive fires.
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C.
Robigalia
Robigalia was an ancient Roman agricultural festival dedicated to protecting crops from disease and rust, traditionally involving sacrifices and rituals to safeguard the harvest.
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D.
Lupercalia
Lupercalia was an ancient Roman fertility and purification festival, held in mid-February and traditionally linked to the legendary founders Romulus and Remus.
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E.
Vinalia Faculae
Vinalia Faculae are bright, reflective deposits on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres, notable for their high albedo and association with possible brine-related geological activity.
- 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: Feralia Target entity description: Feralia was an ancient Roman festival honoring the dead, marking the conclusion of the Parentalia rites with offerings to ancestral spirits.
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A.
Faunalia
Faunalia was an ancient Roman rural festival dedicated to the rustic god Faunus, associated with fertility, nature, and the protection of flocks.
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B.
Vulcanalia
Vulcanalia was an ancient Roman religious festival held in honor of Vulcan, the god of fire and metalworking, typically observed with rituals aimed at averting destructive fires.
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C.
Robigalia
Robigalia was an ancient Roman agricultural festival dedicated to protecting crops from disease and rust, traditionally involving sacrifices and rituals to safeguard the harvest.
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D.
Lupercalia
Lupercalia was an ancient Roman fertility and purification festival, held in mid-February and traditionally linked to the legendary founders Romulus and Remus.
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E.
Vinalia Faculae
Vinalia Faculae are bright, reflective deposits on the surface of dwarf planet Ceres, notable for their high albedo and association with possible brine-related geological activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman religious observance
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ancient Roman festival ⓘ |
| associatedDeityOrSpirits | manes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman funerary practices
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ancestral cult ⓘ manes ⓘ |
| calendarSystem |
Roman Republican calendar
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman calendar
|
| category |
Roman festivals
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ancestor veneration ⓘ death customs ⓘ |
| commemorates |
ancestors
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deceased family members ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | mediating relationship between living and dead in Roman belief ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| dateInRomanCalendar | 21 February ⓘ |
| etymologyProposed | possibly from Latin ferre (to bring) referring to offerings ⓘ |
| follows | days of Parentalia observances ⓘ |
| hasOpposedConcept | neglect of the dead ⓘ |
| hasRitual |
food offerings for the dead
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offerings to ancestral spirits ⓘ prayers for deceased ancestors ⓘ visits to family tombs ⓘ wine offerings for the dead ⓘ wreaths and garlands for the dead ⓘ |
| hasType |
family-based religious observance
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festival of the dead ⓘ |
| honors |
ancestral spirits
ⓘ
the dead ⓘ |
| isDescribedIn | Ovid's Fasti ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Latin ⓘ |
| marks | conclusion of the Parentalia rites ⓘ |
| mood | somber and dutiful rather than celebratory ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Roman families
ⓘ
citizens of ancient Rome ⓘ |
| partOf | Parentalia ⓘ |
| purpose |
to conclude the Parentalia commemorations
ⓘ
to ensure peace of ancestral spirits ⓘ to propitiate the spirits of the dead ⓘ |
| relatedFestival |
Lemuria
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Parentalia ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Roman religion ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | maintenance of pax with the dead ⓘ |
| requires |
maintenance of family tombs
ⓘ
remembrance of the dead ⓘ |
| ritualFocus | private family rites rather than public spectacle ⓘ |
| socialFunction | reinforcement of family bonds through ancestor worship ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | February ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Feralia Description of subject: Feralia was an ancient Roman festival honoring the dead, marking the conclusion of the Parentalia rites with offerings to ancestral spirits.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.