Heraclides of Syracuse
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Heraclides of Syracuse was a 4th-century BC Syracusan military leader and political figure involved in the turbulent power struggles surrounding Dion and the rule of Dionysius II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Callippus of Syracuse | 1 |
| Heraclides of Syracuse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14749697 — 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: Heraclides of Syracuse Context triple: [Life of Dion, hasCharacter, Heraclides of Syracuse]
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A.
Heraclides of Tarentum
Heraclides of Tarentum was an influential Hellenistic physician known for his contributions to medical theory and practice in the ancient Greek world.
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B.
Heraclides Ponticus
Heraclides Ponticus was a 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher and astronomer known for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis and for early heliocentric ideas.
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C.
Monimus of Syracuse
Monimus of Syracuse was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher known for his radical advocacy of asceticism and the rejection of conventional values and material wealth.
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D.
Strato of Lampsacus
Strato of Lampsacus was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Peripatetic school, known for his naturalistic explanations of the world and for succeeding Theophrastus as head of Aristotle’s Lyceum.
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E.
Aristomache of Syracuse
Aristomache of Syracuse was an ancient Greek noblewoman best known as one of the wives of the tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse and a member of his powerful Sicilian court.
- 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: Heraclides of Syracuse Target entity description: Heraclides of Syracuse was a 4th-century BC Syracusan military leader and political figure involved in the turbulent power struggles surrounding Dion and the rule of Dionysius II.
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A.
Heraclides of Tarentum
Heraclides of Tarentum was an influential Hellenistic physician known for his contributions to medical theory and practice in the ancient Greek world.
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B.
Heraclides Ponticus
Heraclides Ponticus was a 4th-century BCE Greek philosopher and astronomer known for proposing that the Earth rotates on its axis and for early heliocentric ideas.
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C.
Monimus of Syracuse
Monimus of Syracuse was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher known for his radical advocacy of asceticism and the rejection of conventional values and material wealth.
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D.
Strato of Lampsacus
Strato of Lampsacus was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Peripatetic school, known for his naturalistic explanations of the world and for succeeding Theophrastus as head of Aristotle’s Lyceum.
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E.
Aristomache of Syracuse
Aristomache of Syracuse was an ancient Greek noblewoman best known as one of the wives of the tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse and a member of his powerful Sicilian court.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Heraclides of Syracuse