Magas of Cyrene
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Magas of Cyrene was a Hellenistic Greek ruler who governed the city of Cyrene in North Africa and played a significant role in the politics of the Ptolemaic and neighboring kingdoms in the 3rd century BCE.
All labels observed (1)
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| Magas of Cyrene canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18198427 — 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: Magas of Cyrene Context triple: [Berenice I of Egypt, child, Magas of Cyrene]
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A.
Memnon of Heraclea
Memnon of Heraclea was an ancient Greek historian known for his local history of Heraclea Pontica, preserved in excerpts by Photius.
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B.
Basileus of Cyrene
The Basileus of Cyrene was the monarchic ruler of the ancient Greek city-state of Cyrene in North Africa, holding supreme political and religious authority.
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C.
Mastallone
Mastallone is a mountain stream in northern Italy that flows through the Piedmont region before joining the Sesia River.
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D.
Arcesilas IV of Cyrene
Arcesilas IV of Cyrene was the last king of the Battiad dynasty in the Greek city of Cyrene, known for his association with the poet Pindar and his eventual overthrow.
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E.
Battus IV of Cyrene
Battus IV of Cyrene was a 6th-century BC king of the Greek city-state of Cyrene in North Africa and a later ruler of the Battiad dynasty.
- 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: Magas of Cyrene Target entity description: Magas of Cyrene was a Hellenistic Greek ruler who governed the city of Cyrene in North Africa and played a significant role in the politics of the Ptolemaic and neighboring kingdoms in the 3rd century BCE.
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A.
Memnon of Heraclea
Memnon of Heraclea was an ancient Greek historian known for his local history of Heraclea Pontica, preserved in excerpts by Photius.
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B.
Basileus of Cyrene
The Basileus of Cyrene was the monarchic ruler of the ancient Greek city-state of Cyrene in North Africa, holding supreme political and religious authority.
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C.
Mastallone
Mastallone is a mountain stream in northern Italy that flows through the Piedmont region before joining the Sesia River.
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D.
Arcesilas IV of Cyrene
Arcesilas IV of Cyrene was the last king of the Battiad dynasty in the Greek city of Cyrene, known for his association with the poet Pindar and his eventual overthrow.
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E.
Battus IV of Cyrene
Battus IV of Cyrene was a 6th-century BC king of the Greek city-state of Cyrene in North Africa and a later ruler of the Battiad dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.