Irene of Athens
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Irene of Athens was a Byzantine empress of the 8th–9th centuries, notable for ruling as sole emperor and for restoring the veneration of icons in the Eastern Roman Empire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Irene of Athens canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16385659 — 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: Irene of Athens Context triple: [Maria of Amnia, relative, Irene of Athens]
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A.
Helena Lekapene
Helena Lekapene was a 10th-century Byzantine empress consort, daughter of Emperor Romanos I Lekapenos and wife of Emperor Constantine VII, who played a significant role in the imperial court.
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B.
Irene of Trebizond
Irene of Trebizond was a Byzantine noblewoman and empress consort of the Empire of Trebizond, best known as the mother of Emperor Alexios III Komnenos.
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C.
Irene Doukaina
Irene Doukaina was a Byzantine empress consort of Alexios I Komnenos, noted for her political influence at court and her role in the prominent Doukas–Komnenos dynastic alliance.
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D.
Philinna of Larissa
Philinna of Larissa was a Thessalian woman best known as a wife of Philip II of Macedon and the mother of Philip III Arrhidaeus.
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E.
Eudokia Makrembolitissa
Eudokia Makrembolitissa was an 11th-century Byzantine empress and regent known for her influential role in imperial politics during the reigns of her husbands and sons.
- 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: Irene of Athens Target entity description: Irene of Athens was a Byzantine empress of the 8th–9th centuries, notable for ruling as sole emperor and for restoring the veneration of icons in the Eastern Roman Empire.
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A.
Helena Lekapene
Helena Lekapene was a 10th-century Byzantine empress consort, daughter of Emperor Romanos I Lekapenos and wife of Emperor Constantine VII, who played a significant role in the imperial court.
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B.
Irene of Trebizond
Irene of Trebizond was a Byzantine noblewoman and empress consort of the Empire of Trebizond, best known as the mother of Emperor Alexios III Komnenos.
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C.
Irene Doukaina
Irene Doukaina was a Byzantine empress consort of Alexios I Komnenos, noted for her political influence at court and her role in the prominent Doukas–Komnenos dynastic alliance.
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D.
Philinna of Larissa
Philinna of Larissa was a Thessalian woman best known as a wife of Philip II of Macedon and the mother of Philip III Arrhidaeus.
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E.
Eudokia Makrembolitissa
Eudokia Makrembolitissa was an 11th-century Byzantine empress and regent known for her influential role in imperial politics during the reigns of her husbands and sons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.