Heraia
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Heraia was an ancient Greek women’s athletic festival and footrace held at Olympia in honor of the goddess Hera.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heraia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T791995 — 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: Heraia Context triple: [Hera, festival, Heraia]
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A.
Hespere
Hespere is one of the Hesperides, the nymphs of Greek mythology who tended the blissful garden in the far west that contained the golden apples.
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B.
Meliae
The Meliae are nymphs from Greek mythology associated with ash trees and often linked to the early generations of humanity and rustic woodland life.
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C.
Heliaia
Heliaia was the principal popular court of Classical Athens, composed of large citizen juries that handled most legal cases and played a key role in the city’s democratic system.
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D.
Timothea
Timothea is a feminine given name derived from the name Timothy, often interpreted to mean "honoring God."
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E.
Figaleia
Figaleia is an ancient town in southwestern Arcadia, Greece, known for its proximity to the classical sanctuary of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae.
- 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: Heraia Target entity description: Heraia was an ancient Greek women’s athletic festival and footrace held at Olympia in honor of the goddess Hera.
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A.
Hespere
Hespere is one of the Hesperides, the nymphs of Greek mythology who tended the blissful garden in the far west that contained the golden apples.
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B.
Meliae
The Meliae are nymphs from Greek mythology associated with ash trees and often linked to the early generations of humanity and rustic woodland life.
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C.
Heliaia
Heliaia was the principal popular court of Classical Athens, composed of large citizen juries that handled most legal cases and played a key role in the city’s democratic system.
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D.
Timothea
Timothea is a feminine given name derived from the name Timothy, often interpreted to mean "honoring God."
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E.
Figaleia
Figaleia is an ancient town in southwestern Arcadia, Greece, known for its proximity to the classical sanctuary of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Greek athletic festival
ⓘ
women’s sporting event ⓘ |
| ageGroups | three age categories for girls ⓘ |
| associatedWithSanctuary |
Sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia
ⓘ
linked to:
Temple of Zeus at Olympia
|
| associatedWithTemple | Temple of Hera at Olympia ⓘ |
| attireOfRunners |
right shoulder bare to the breast
ⓘ
short chiton cut above the knee ⓘ |
| culturalRole | earliest known women’s athletic competition in Greece ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Hera ⓘ |
| documentedBy | Pausanias ⓘ |
| festivalType | local festival of Elis at Olympia ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | men excluded as competitors ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Ancient Greek festivals
ⓘ
Ancient Olympia ⓘ
linked to:
sanctuary of Olympia
Religious sports festivals ⓘ Women in ancient Greek sport ⓘ |
| hasEventType | footrace ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| heldAt | Olympia ⓘ |
| honors | Hera ⓘ |
| linkedToCityState | Elis ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ancient Greece
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek Antiquity
|
| namedAfter | Hera ⓘ |
| organizers | 16 women from Elis ⓘ |
| participants |
girls
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| prize |
olive wreath
ⓘ
portion of sacrificial meat ⓘ right to dedicate statues or inscriptions to Hera ⓘ |
| raceCourse | stadion track at Olympia ⓘ |
| raceDistance |
about two thirds of the Olympic stadion race
ⓘ
approximately 160 meters ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Greek polytheistic religion ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | cult festival of Hera ⓘ |
| ritualElement |
sacrifices to Hera
ⓘ
weaving of a peplos for Hera ⓘ |
| separateFrom | Olympic Games ⓘ |
| timePeriodDocumented | 2nd century CE (Pausanias’ account) ⓘ |
| usesVenueOf |
Olympic Games stadion
ⓘ
linked to:
Stadium of Olympia
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Heraia Description of subject: Heraia was an ancient Greek women’s athletic festival and footrace held at Olympia in honor of the goddess Hera.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.