Cyllene
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Cyllene is a mountain in the northeastern Peloponnese of Greece, traditionally revered in Greek mythology as the birthplace of the god Hermes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cyllene canonical | 5 |
| Cyllene (Oread nymph) | 1 |
| Cyllene (port of Pellene) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10626072 — 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: Cyllene Context triple: [Κυλλήνη, hasLatinName, Cyllene]
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A.
Cyllene
Cyllene is a small, irregular, retrograde moon of Jupiter belonging to the planet’s outer group of distant satellites.
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B.
Lerna
Lerna is an ancient region in the Argolid of Greece, famed in mythology as the site of the Lernaean Hydra and important prehistoric settlements.
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C.
Ceryneia
Ceryneia is an ancient town in the region of Achaea in Greece, known in mythology as the home of the legendary Ceryneian Hind.
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D.
Seriphos
Seriphos is a small Aegean island in Greek mythology best known as the place where Perseus was raised and later returned with the head of Medusa.
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E.
Ascra
Ascra was an ancient village in Boeotia, Greece, best known as the hometown of the poet Hesiod.
- 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: Cyllene Target entity description: Cyllene is a mountain in the northeastern Peloponnese of Greece, traditionally revered in Greek mythology as the birthplace of the god Hermes.
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A.
Cyllene
Cyllene is a small, irregular, retrograde moon of Jupiter belonging to the planet’s outer group of distant satellites.
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B.
Lerna
Lerna is an ancient region in the Argolid of Greece, famed in mythology as the site of the Lernaean Hydra and important prehistoric settlements.
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C.
Ceryneia
Ceryneia is an ancient town in the region of Achaea in Greece, known in mythology as the home of the legendary Ceryneian Hind.
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D.
Seriphos
Seriphos is a small Aegean island in Greek mythology best known as the place where Perseus was raised and later returned with the head of Medusa.
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E.
Ascra
Ascra was an ancient village in Boeotia, Greece, best known as the hometown of the poet Hesiod.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
mythologicalLocation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kyllini
ⓘ
Mount Cyllene ⓘ Ziria ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Hermes ⓘ |
| category |
Landforms of Corinthia
ⓘ
Locations in Greek mythology ⓘ Mountains of Greece ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean with alpine characteristics at higher elevations ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| drainageTo |
Gulf of Corinth
ⓘ
plain of Feneos ⓘ |
| elevation |
2374 m
ⓘ
about 2374 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| flora |
Greek fir forests
ⓘ
black pine forests ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | name possibly related to nymph Cyllene ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Ziria ski center
ⓘ
linked to:
Ziria ski area
|
| hasFeature |
alpine meadows
ⓘ
conifer forests ⓘ karstic plateau ⓘ |
| hasGreekName |
Ζήρια
ⓘ
Κυλλήνη ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalFeature |
cave where Hermes was born
ⓘ
site where Hermes invented the lyre ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalInhabitant | nymph Cyllene ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalSignificance | birthplace of Hermes ⓘ |
| hasSummit |
Megali Ziria
ⓘ
Mikri Ziria ⓘ |
| highestPointOf | Corinthia regional unit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Peloponnese
ⓘ
northeastern Peloponnese ⓘ
linked to:
Northeastern Peloponnese
regionalUnit of Corinthia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
border of Arcadia and Corinthia
ⓘ
town of Xylokastro ⓘ village of Goura ⓘ village of Trikala Corinthias ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Homeric Hymn to Hermes
ⓘ
linked to:
Homeric Hymns
Pausanias Description of Greece ⓘ
linked to:
Pausanias’ Description of Greece
|
| mountainRange | Peloponnesian mountains ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arcadian mountain range
ⓘ
linked to:
Arcadian mountains
|
| protectedStatus | part of Natura 2000 network ⓘ |
| sacredTo | Hermes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hiking
ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ skiing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cyllene Description of subject: Cyllene is a mountain in the northeastern Peloponnese of Greece, traditionally revered in Greek mythology as the birthplace of the god Hermes.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.