Coenus of Macedon
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Coenus of Macedon was an early Argead king of ancient Macedon, ruling in the dynasty’s formative period following its legendary founder Caranus.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15282773 — 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: Coenus of Macedon Context triple: [Caranus of Macedon, successor, Coenus of Macedon]
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A.
Caranus of Macedon
Caranus of Macedon is traditionally regarded as the legendary first king of Macedon and the founder of the Argead dynasty, from which Alexander the Great later descended.
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B.
Agathocles of Pella
Agathocles of Pella was the eldest son and onetime heir of the Hellenistic king Lysimachus, whose execution helped trigger political turmoil and the collapse of his father’s kingdom.
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C.
Alcetas I of Macedon
Alcetas I of Macedon was an early Argead king who ruled Macedon in the 6th century BC and helped consolidate the kingdom’s power and territory.
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D.
Cassander of Macedon
Cassander of Macedon was a 4th-century BCE king who seized control of Macedonia after Alexander the Great’s death and is notorious for ordering the execution of Alexander’s widow Roxana and their son Alexander IV.
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E.
Pleistarchus
Pleistarchus was a 5th-century BC Eurypontid king of Sparta and son of the famous Spartan leader Pausanias.
- 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: Coenus of Macedon Target entity description: Coenus of Macedon was an early Argead king of ancient Macedon, ruling in the dynasty’s formative period following its legendary founder Caranus.
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A.
Caranus of Macedon
Caranus of Macedon is traditionally regarded as the legendary first king of Macedon and the founder of the Argead dynasty, from which Alexander the Great later descended.
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B.
Agathocles of Pella
Agathocles of Pella was the eldest son and onetime heir of the Hellenistic king Lysimachus, whose execution helped trigger political turmoil and the collapse of his father’s kingdom.
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C.
Alcetas I of Macedon
Alcetas I of Macedon was an early Argead king who ruled Macedon in the 6th century BC and helped consolidate the kingdom’s power and territory.
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D.
Cassander of Macedon
Cassander of Macedon was a 4th-century BCE king who seized control of Macedonia after Alexander the Great’s death and is notorious for ordering the execution of Alexander’s widow Roxana and their son Alexander IV.
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E.
Pleistarchus
Pleistarchus was a 5th-century BC Eurypontid king of Sparta and son of the famous Spartan leader Pausanias.
- F. None of above. chosen
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