Ἀρκάς
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Ἀρκάς is the ancient Greek name for Arcas, a mythological figure known as the son of Zeus and Callisto and eponymous ancestor of the Arcadians.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ἀρκάς canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18694432 — 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: Ἀρκάς Context triple: [Arcas, greekName, Ἀρκάς]
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A.
Ariphron
Ariphron was an Athenian statesman of the 5th century BCE, known primarily as the elder brother of the famous orator Pericles.
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B.
Orthagoras
Orthagoras was an early tyrant of the ancient Greek city-state of Sicyon, traditionally regarded as the founder of a ruling dynasty there in the 7th century BCE.
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C.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
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D.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a figure in Greek mythology, one of the Heracleidae and a descendant of Heracles associated with the legendary return of his lineage to the Peloponnese.
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E.
Chremylus
Chremylus is the impoverished but honest Athenian farmer who serves as the central character in Aristophanes’ comedy "Plutus," seeking to restore wealth to the virtuous.
- 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: Ἀρκάς Target entity description: Ἀρκάς is the ancient Greek name for Arcas, a mythological figure known as the son of Zeus and Callisto and eponymous ancestor of the Arcadians.
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A.
Ariphron
Ariphron was an Athenian statesman of the 5th century BCE, known primarily as the elder brother of the famous orator Pericles.
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B.
Orthagoras
Orthagoras was an early tyrant of the ancient Greek city-state of Sicyon, traditionally regarded as the founder of a ruling dynasty there in the 7th century BCE.
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C.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a minor figure in ancient Greek philosophy, known primarily as a participant and narrator in Plato’s dialogue Symposium.
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D.
Aristodemus
Aristodemus is a figure in Greek mythology, one of the Heracleidae and a descendant of Heracles associated with the legendary return of his lineage to the Peloponnese.
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E.
Chremylus
Chremylus is the impoverished but honest Athenian farmer who serves as the central character in Aristophanes’ comedy "Plutus," seeking to restore wealth to the virtuous.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.