Ambarvalia
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Ambarvalia was an ancient Roman agricultural purification festival held in honor of Ceres and other deities to bless the fields and ensure a fruitful harvest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ambarvalia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9768704 — 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: Ambarvalia Context triple: [Ceres, festival, Ambarvalia]
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A.
Apemosyne
Apemosyne is a figure in Greek mythology, a daughter of King Catreus of Crete who was pursued by Hermes and ultimately killed by her brother Althaemenes.
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B.
Cleeia
Cleeia is a lesser-known figure in Greek mythology, identified as a daughter of the Titan Atlas and thus part of the extended divine family associated with the heavens.
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C.
Sileni
Sileni are mythological woodland spirits or companions of Dionysus in Greek mythology, often depicted as older, drunken satyrs associated with revelry and rustic wisdom.
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D.
Benthesikyme
Benthesikyme is a minor sea goddess in Greek mythology, known primarily as a daughter of Poseidon.
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E.
Hecale
Hecale is a lost epyllion (short epic poem) by the Hellenistic poet Callimachus that recounted Theseus’ visit to an old woman named Hecale and was influential in later Greek and Roman literature.
- 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: Ambarvalia Target entity description: Ambarvalia was an ancient Roman agricultural purification festival held in honor of Ceres and other deities to bless the fields and ensure a fruitful harvest.
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A.
Apemosyne
Apemosyne is a figure in Greek mythology, a daughter of King Catreus of Crete who was pursued by Hermes and ultimately killed by her brother Althaemenes.
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B.
Cleeia
Cleeia is a lesser-known figure in Greek mythology, identified as a daughter of the Titan Atlas and thus part of the extended divine family associated with the heavens.
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C.
Sileni
Sileni are mythological woodland spirits or companions of Dionysus in Greek mythology, often depicted as older, drunken satyrs associated with revelry and rustic wisdom.
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D.
Benthesikyme
Benthesikyme is a minor sea goddess in Greek mythology, known primarily as a daughter of Poseidon.
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E.
Hecale
Hecale is a lost epyllion (short epic poem) by the Hellenistic poet Callimachus that recounted Theseus’ visit to an old woman named Hecale and was influential in later Greek and Roman literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural festival
ⓘ
ancient Roman festival ⓘ religious rite ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
frumentationes
ⓘ
lustratio agri ⓘ |
| category |
Roman agricultural festivals
ⓘ
Roman religious festivals ⓘ |
| collectiveSacrificeName | suovetaurilia ⓘ |
| culture |
ancient Rome
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linked to:
Roman Antiquity
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| etymology | from Latin "ambire" (to go around) and "arvum" (field) ⓘ |
| honoredDeity |
Ceres
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Dea Dia ⓘ Mars ⓘ |
| involvedRitual |
chanting of hymns
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prayers for fertility ⓘ procession around fields ⓘ sacrifice of animals ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
agricultural calendar
ⓘ
harvest cycle ⓘ |
| location |
Roman countryside
ⓘ
fields and farmlands ⓘ |
| performedBy |
landowners
ⓘ
priests ⓘ rural communities ⓘ |
| purpose |
ensuring a fruitful harvest
ⓘ
protection of crops ⓘ purification of fields ⓘ |
| relatedRite |
Cerialia
ⓘ
Robigalia ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
appeasement of agricultural deities
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removal of ritual impurity from land ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman religion ⓘ |
| ritualType | lustration ⓘ |
| sacrificialVictim |
bull
ⓘ
pig ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| socialFunction |
affirmation of rural identity
ⓘ
community cohesion ⓘ |
| status | defunct religious practice ⓘ |
| timeOfYear |
around May
ⓘ
late spring ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ambarvalia Description of subject: Ambarvalia was an ancient Roman agricultural purification festival held in honor of Ceres and other deities to bless the fields and ensure a fruitful harvest.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.