Peisander of Sparta
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Peisander of Sparta was a Spartan naval commander and son-in-law of King Agesilaus II, best known for leading the Spartan fleet to defeat and his own death at the Battle of Cnidus during the Corinthian War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Peisander of Sparta canonical | 1 |
| Spartan navarch Peisander | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13365186 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peisander of Sparta Context triple: [Battle of Cnidus, commander, Peisander of Sparta]
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Megillus of Sparta
Megillus of Sparta is a Spartan interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Laws," representing traditional Spartan values and perspectives in the philosophical discussion on legislation.
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Clearchus of Sparta
Clearchus of Sparta was a 5th-century BC Spartan general best known for commanding Greek mercenaries in Cyrus the Younger's campaign against Artaxerxes II, as famously recounted in Xenophon's Anabasis.
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Pleistarchus of Sparta
Pleistarchus of Sparta was a 5th-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty, son of Leonidas I and Gorgo, whose early reign was overseen by the regent Pausanias.
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Oebalus of Sparta
Oebalus of Sparta was a mythological king of Sparta in Greek tradition, known as a descendant of the hero Heracles and an ancestor of several prominent Spartan royal figures.
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Leonidas of Naxos
Leonidas of Naxos was an ancient Greek figure from the island of Naxos, notable enough in antiquity to have the Leonidaion building named in his honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peisander of Sparta Target entity description: Peisander of Sparta was a Spartan naval commander and son-in-law of King Agesilaus II, best known for leading the Spartan fleet to defeat and his own death at the Battle of Cnidus during the Corinthian War.
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A.
Megillus of Sparta
Megillus of Sparta is a Spartan interlocutor in Plato’s dialogue "Laws," representing traditional Spartan values and perspectives in the philosophical discussion on legislation.
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B.
Clearchus of Sparta
Clearchus of Sparta was a 5th-century BC Spartan general best known for commanding Greek mercenaries in Cyrus the Younger's campaign against Artaxerxes II, as famously recounted in Xenophon's Anabasis.
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C.
Pleistarchus of Sparta
Pleistarchus of Sparta was a 5th-century BC Spartan king of the Agiad dynasty, son of Leonidas I and Gorgo, whose early reign was overseen by the regent Pausanias.
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D.
Oebalus of Sparta
Oebalus of Sparta was a mythological king of Sparta in Greek tradition, known as a descendant of the hero Heracles and an ancestor of several prominent Spartan royal figures.
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E.
Leonidas of Naxos
Leonidas of Naxos was an ancient Greek figure from the island of Naxos, notable enough in antiquity to have the Leonidaion building named in his honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spartan naval commander
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ancient Greek military figure ⓘ |
| activeYears | early 4th century BC ⓘ |
| allegiance | Spartan state ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | death in naval battle ⓘ |
| citizenship | Sparta ⓘ |
| conflict | Corinthian War ⓘ |
| country | Sparta ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Hellenica by Xenophon
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linked to:
Xenophon's Hellenica
works of Diodorus Siculus ⓘ |
| event | Battle of Cnidus ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Lacedaemon ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commanding the Spartan fleet at the Battle of Cnidus
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death at the Battle of Cnidus ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Spartan navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | naval commander ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of the Spartan fleet at the Battle of Cnidus ⓘ |
| occupation | naval commander ⓘ |
| opponent |
Athenian allies of Persia
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Persian fleet ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Battle of Cnidus
ⓘ
Corinthian War ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cnidus
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linked to:
Knidos
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| positionHeld | naval commander of the Spartan fleet ⓘ |
| relative | Agesilaus II ⓘ |
| sonInLawOf | Agesilaus II ⓘ |
| spouse | daughter of Agesilaus II ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century BC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peisander of Sparta Description of subject: Peisander of Sparta was a Spartan naval commander and son-in-law of King Agesilaus II, best known for leading the Spartan fleet to defeat and his own death at the Battle of Cnidus during the Corinthian War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Peisander of Sparta