Philotas
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Philotas was a Macedonian nobleman and military commander best known for leading Alexander the Great’s elite Companion cavalry before his downfall in a conspiracy scandal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philotas canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15361899 — 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: Philotas Context triple: [Companion cavalry, commandedBy, Philotas]
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A.
Haemon
Haemon is a character in Greek tragedy, the son of King Creon of Thebes and the doomed fiancé of Antigone, whose death deepens the play’s tragic consequences.
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B.
Polus
Polus is a young, ambitious rhetorician in Plato’s dialogue "Gorgias," often portrayed as an overconfident student of the sophist Gorgias.
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C.
Polus
Polus is the Roman mythological figure identified with the Greek Titan Coeus, associated with the celestial axis and the heavens.
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D.
Brasidas
Brasidas was a prominent Spartan general renowned for his bold and skillful campaigns during the Peloponnesian War.
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E.
Mindarus
Mindarus was a Spartan naval commander during the Peloponnesian War, known for leading Spartan fleets against the Athenians until his death at the Battle of Cyzicus.
- 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: Philotas Target entity description: Philotas was a Macedonian nobleman and military commander best known for leading Alexander the Great’s elite Companion cavalry before his downfall in a conspiracy scandal.
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A.
Haemon
Haemon is a character in Greek tragedy, the son of King Creon of Thebes and the doomed fiancé of Antigone, whose death deepens the play’s tragic consequences.
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B.
Polus
Polus is a young, ambitious rhetorician in Plato’s dialogue "Gorgias," often portrayed as an overconfident student of the sophist Gorgias.
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C.
Polus
Polus is the Roman mythological figure identified with the Greek Titan Coeus, associated with the celestial axis and the heavens.
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D.
Brasidas
Brasidas was a prominent Spartan general renowned for his bold and skillful campaigns during the Peloponnesian War.
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E.
Mindarus
Mindarus was a Spartan naval commander during the Peloponnesian War, known for leading Spartan fleets against the Athenians until his death at the Battle of Cyzicus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.