torchbearers Cautes and Cautopates
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The torchbearers Cautes and Cautopates are twin attendants of the god Mithras in Roman mystery religion, typically depicted flanking him with raised and lowered torches symbolizing cosmic dualities such as light and darkness or life and death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| torchbearers Cautes and Cautopates canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18915829 — 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: torchbearers Cautes and Cautopates Context triple: [Mithraea, iconographyFeature, torchbearers Cautes and Cautopates]
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A.
Glyphotes
Glyphotes is a little-known genus of tree squirrels within the subfamily Callosciurinae, which comprises various colorful and arboreal Asian squirrel species.
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B.
Mazaces
Mazaces was a late Achaemenid Persian official who briefly governed Egypt as satrap during the empire’s final years before Alexander the Great’s conquest.
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C.
Charops
Charops is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the Thracian king Oeagrus.
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D.
Calibos
Calibos is the cursed, monstrous antagonist in the 1981 fantasy film "Clash of the Titans," known for opposing the hero Perseus.
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E.
Alexiares
Alexiares is a minor figure in Greek mythology, known primarily as a youthful deity associated with the protection of gates and the offspring of the gods Heracles and Hebe.
- 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: torchbearers Cautes and Cautopates Target entity description: The torchbearers Cautes and Cautopates are twin attendants of the god Mithras in Roman mystery religion, typically depicted flanking him with raised and lowered torches symbolizing cosmic dualities such as light and darkness or life and death.
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A.
Glyphotes
Glyphotes is a little-known genus of tree squirrels within the subfamily Callosciurinae, which comprises various colorful and arboreal Asian squirrel species.
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B.
Mazaces
Mazaces was a late Achaemenid Persian official who briefly governed Egypt as satrap during the empire’s final years before Alexander the Great’s conquest.
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C.
Charops
Charops is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of the Thracian king Oeagrus.
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D.
Calibos
Calibos is the cursed, monstrous antagonist in the 1981 fantasy film "Clash of the Titans," known for opposing the hero Perseus.
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E.
Alexiares
Alexiares is a minor figure in Greek mythology, known primarily as a youthful deity associated with the protection of gates and the offspring of the gods Heracles and Hebe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.