Consus
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Consus is an ancient Roman deity associated with the protection of stored grain and secret counsel, often linked to agricultural festivals and underground altars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Consus canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9717251 — 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: Consus Context triple: [Consualia, honors, Consus]
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A.
Togodumnus
Togodumnus was a 1st-century AD British tribal leader, likely a king of the Catuvellauni, who opposed the Roman invasion of Britain under Emperor Claudius.
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B.
Dorus
Dorus is a figure in Greek mythology regarded as the eponymous ancestor of the Dorian people.
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C.
Megareus
Megareus is a Theban warrior and son of Creon in Greek mythology, known for his doomed defense of Thebes during the war of the Seven Against Thebes.
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D.
Xuthus
Xuthus is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as a son of Hellen and a progenitor of the Ionian and Achaean Greek tribes.
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E.
Thurinus
Thurinus was an early cognomen of the Roman statesman Gaius Octavius, who later became the first Roman emperor Augustus.
- 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: Consus Target entity description: Consus is an ancient Roman deity associated with the protection of stored grain and secret counsel, often linked to agricultural festivals and underground altars.
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A.
Togodumnus
Togodumnus was a 1st-century AD British tribal leader, likely a king of the Catuvellauni, who opposed the Roman invasion of Britain under Emperor Claudius.
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B.
Dorus
Dorus is a figure in Greek mythology regarded as the eponymous ancestor of the Dorian people.
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C.
Megareus
Megareus is a Theban warrior and son of Creon in Greek mythology, known for his doomed defense of Thebes during the war of the Seven Against Thebes.
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D.
Xuthus
Xuthus is a figure in Greek mythology, traditionally regarded as a son of Hellen and a progenitor of the Ionian and Achaean Greek tribes.
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E.
Thurinus
Thurinus was an early cognomen of the Roman statesman Gaius Octavius, who later became the first Roman emperor Augustus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman deity
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agricultural deity ⓘ chthonic deity ⓘ harvest god ⓘ |
| altarLocation | underground at the Circus Maximus ⓘ |
| altarVisibility |
buried most of the year
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uncovered on festival days ⓘ |
| animalAssociation |
donkeys
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horses ⓘ mules ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
agriculture
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deliberation ⓘ granaries ⓘ harvest ⓘ secret counsel ⓘ stored grain ⓘ |
| cultType |
rural cult
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state cult ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Roman religion ⓘ |
| deityDomain |
storage of agricultural produce
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subterranean powers ⓘ |
| etymologyProposedFrom |
Latin condere (to store, to found)
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Latin consilium (counsel) ⓘ |
| festival |
Consuales Ludi
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Consualia ⓘ |
| festivalDate |
15 December
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21 August ⓘ |
| function |
god of secret councils
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guardian of granaries ⓘ protector of harvest in storage ⓘ protector of stored grain ⓘ |
| gender | male deity ⓘ |
| honoredDuring |
Consualia of August
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Consualia of December ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Roman kingship legends
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foundation myths of Rome ⓘ |
| pantheon | Roman pantheon ⓘ |
| ritualPractice |
horses and mules crowned with garlands
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races in the Circus Maximus ⓘ |
| sometimesAssociatedWith | Saturn ⓘ |
| sometimesIdentifiedWith |
Neptune Equestris
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linked to:
Neptunus Equestris
|
| symbolicRole |
mediator of hidden resources
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patron of strategic planning ⓘ |
| worshipPeriod |
Roman Empire
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Roman Kingdom ⓘ Roman Republic ⓘ |
| worshipPlace |
Circus Maximus
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underground altar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Consus Description of subject: Consus is an ancient Roman deity associated with the protection of stored grain and secret counsel, often linked to agricultural festivals and underground altars.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.