Hierocles of Syracuse
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Hierocles of Syracuse was an ancient Syracusan figure known primarily as the son of King Hieron II, a prominent ruler of Hellenistic Syracuse.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hierocles of Syracuse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21198759 — 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: Hierocles of Syracuse Context triple: [Hieron II of Syracuse, father, Hierocles of Syracuse]
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Aristomache of Syracuse
Aristomache of Syracuse was an ancient Greek noblewoman best known as one of the wives of the tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse and a member of his powerful Sicilian court.
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B.
Monimus of Syracuse
Monimus of Syracuse was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher known for his radical advocacy of asceticism and the rejection of conventional values and material wealth.
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Hieron I of Syracuse
Hieron I of Syracuse was a powerful 5th-century BCE tyrant of Syracuse known for his military successes, political influence in Magna Graecia, and patronage of prominent poets such as Pindar and Aeschylus.
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D.
Antiochus of Syracuse
Antiochus of Syracuse was an ancient Greek historian and geographer known for his early accounts of the western Greek colonies, particularly in Sicily and southern Italy.
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Hieron II of Syracuse
Hieron II of Syracuse was a 3rd-century BC king and military leader who stabilized and enriched Syracuse through shrewd alliances, notably with Rome, and extensive public works.
- 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: Hierocles of Syracuse Target entity description: Hierocles of Syracuse was an ancient Syracusan figure known primarily as the son of King Hieron II, a prominent ruler of Hellenistic Syracuse.
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A.
Aristomache of Syracuse
Aristomache of Syracuse was an ancient Greek noblewoman best known as one of the wives of the tyrant Dionysius I of Syracuse and a member of his powerful Sicilian court.
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B.
Monimus of Syracuse
Monimus of Syracuse was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher known for his radical advocacy of asceticism and the rejection of conventional values and material wealth.
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C.
Hieron I of Syracuse
Hieron I of Syracuse was a powerful 5th-century BCE tyrant of Syracuse known for his military successes, political influence in Magna Graecia, and patronage of prominent poets such as Pindar and Aeschylus.
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D.
Antiochus of Syracuse
Antiochus of Syracuse was an ancient Greek historian and geographer known for his early accounts of the western Greek colonies, particularly in Sicily and southern Italy.
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E.
Hieron II of Syracuse
Hieron II of Syracuse was a 3rd-century BC king and military leader who stabilized and enriched Syracuse through shrewd alliances, notably with Rome, and extensive public works.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.