Hicetas of Syracuse
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Hicetas of Syracuse was a 3rd-century BC ruler and tyrant of Syracuse in Sicily who governed the city before the reign of Hieron II.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hicetas of Syracuse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21198789 — 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: Hicetas of Syracuse Context triple: [Hieron II of Syracuse, predecessor, Hicetas of 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.
Hierocles of Syracuse
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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C.
Cleander of Gela
Cleander of Gela was an early 5th-century BC tyrant of the Greek city of Gela in Sicily and a member of the ruling dynasty that preceded the more famous tyrant Hippocrates.
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D.
Polyzalus of Gela
Polyzalus of Gela was a 5th-century BC Sicilian Greek tyrant and member of the Deinomenid dynasty, known for his political power and for commissioning major dedications at panhellenic sanctuaries.
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E.
Thrasybulus of Syracuse
Thrasybulus of Syracuse was a 5th-century BC tyrant who briefly ruled Syracuse in Sicily after succeeding his brother Gelon before being overthrown and exiled.
- 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: Hicetas of Syracuse Target entity description: Hicetas of Syracuse was a 3rd-century BC ruler and tyrant of Syracuse in Sicily who governed the city before the reign of Hieron II.
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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.
Hierocles of Syracuse
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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C.
Cleander of Gela
Cleander of Gela was an early 5th-century BC tyrant of the Greek city of Gela in Sicily and a member of the ruling dynasty that preceded the more famous tyrant Hippocrates.
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D.
Polyzalus of Gela
Polyzalus of Gela was a 5th-century BC Sicilian Greek tyrant and member of the Deinomenid dynasty, known for his political power and for commissioning major dedications at panhellenic sanctuaries.
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E.
Thrasybulus of Syracuse
Thrasybulus of Syracuse was a 5th-century BC tyrant who briefly ruled Syracuse in Sicily after succeeding his brother Gelon before being overthrown and exiled.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.