Antiochus VIII Grypus
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Antiochus VIII Grypus was a Seleucid king who ruled a fragmented Syrian kingdom in the late 2nd century BCE, marked by dynastic civil wars and the empire’s continuing decline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Antiochus VIII Grypus canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16874449 — 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: Antiochus VIII Grypus Context triple: [Antiochus VII Sidetes, stepfatherOf, Antiochus VIII Grypus]
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A.
Antiochus VII Sidetes
Antiochus VII Sidetes was a 2nd-century BC Seleucid king known for temporarily restoring the empire’s power through successful campaigns against the Parthians before dying in battle.
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B.
Antiochus V Eupator
Antiochus V Eupator was a young Seleucid king who briefly ruled Syria in the mid-2nd century BCE during the Maccabean Revolt before being overthrown and executed by his cousin Demetrius I Soter.
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C.
Antiochus III the Great
Antiochus III the Great was a Hellenistic Seleucid king who significantly expanded his empire across the Near East before ultimately being defeated by Rome.
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D.
Seleucus IV Philopator
Seleucus IV Philopator was a Hellenistic king of the Seleucid Empire who ruled from 187 to 175 BC, known for his relatively quiet reign focused on paying heavy war indemnities to Rome after his father Antiochus III’s defeat.
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E.
Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes
Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes was a short-lived Seleucid prince who briefly became king of Egypt through his politically motivated marriage to Queen Berenice IV.
- 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: Antiochus VIII Grypus Target entity description: Antiochus VIII Grypus was a Seleucid king who ruled a fragmented Syrian kingdom in the late 2nd century BCE, marked by dynastic civil wars and the empire’s continuing decline.
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A.
Antiochus VII Sidetes
Antiochus VII Sidetes was a 2nd-century BC Seleucid king known for temporarily restoring the empire’s power through successful campaigns against the Parthians before dying in battle.
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B.
Antiochus V Eupator
Antiochus V Eupator was a young Seleucid king who briefly ruled Syria in the mid-2nd century BCE during the Maccabean Revolt before being overthrown and executed by his cousin Demetrius I Soter.
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C.
Antiochus III the Great
Antiochus III the Great was a Hellenistic Seleucid king who significantly expanded his empire across the Near East before ultimately being defeated by Rome.
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D.
Seleucus IV Philopator
Seleucus IV Philopator was a Hellenistic king of the Seleucid Empire who ruled from 187 to 175 BC, known for his relatively quiet reign focused on paying heavy war indemnities to Rome after his father Antiochus III’s defeat.
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E.
Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes
Seleucus VII Kybiosaktes was a short-lived Seleucid prince who briefly became king of Egypt through his politically motivated marriage to Queen Berenice IV.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.