Crates of Athens
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Crates of Athens was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Platonic tradition who led the Academy in the 3rd century BCE.
All labels observed (1)
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| Crates of Athens canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1685531 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crates of Athens Context triple: [Academy of Athens (ancient), headOfSchool, Crates of Athens]
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Treasury of the Athenians
The Treasury of the Athenians is an ancient marble building at Delphi, erected by Athens to house votive offerings and commemorate its military victories, notably at the Battle of Marathon.
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B.
Crates of Thebes
Crates of Thebes was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher known for renouncing his wealth to live a life of poverty and virtue, and for being a prominent teacher of Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism.
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Treasury of the Boeotians
The Treasury of the Boeotians was an ancient Greek votive building at Delphi, dedicated by the Boeotian cities to house offerings and display their wealth and piety to the sanctuary of Apollo.
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D.
Treasury of the Sikyonians
The Treasury of the Sikyonians is an ancient Greek votive building at Delphi, dedicated by the city of Sikyon to house offerings and display its wealth and piety within the sanctuary of Apollo.
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E.
Agorakritos
Agorakritos was a 5th-century BCE Greek sculptor from Paros and a prominent pupil of Phidias, known for his refined classical style and major cult statues in Athens.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Crates of Athens Target entity description: Crates of Athens was an ancient Greek philosopher of the Platonic tradition who led the Academy in the 3rd century BCE.
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A.
Treasury of the Athenians
The Treasury of the Athenians is an ancient marble building at Delphi, erected by Athens to house votive offerings and commemorate its military victories, notably at the Battle of Marathon.
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B.
Crates of Thebes
Crates of Thebes was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher known for renouncing his wealth to live a life of poverty and virtue, and for being a prominent teacher of Zeno of Citium, the founder of Stoicism.
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C.
Treasury of the Boeotians
The Treasury of the Boeotians was an ancient Greek votive building at Delphi, dedicated by the Boeotian cities to house offerings and display their wealth and piety to the sanctuary of Apollo.
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D.
Treasury of the Sikyonians
The Treasury of the Sikyonians is an ancient Greek votive building at Delphi, dedicated by the city of Sikyon to house offerings and display its wealth and piety within the sanctuary of Apollo.
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E.
Agorakritos
Agorakritos was a 5th-century BCE Greek sculptor from Paros and a prominent pupil of Phidias, known for his refined classical style and major cult statues in Athens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Platonist philosopher
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ancient Greek philosopher ⓘ head of philosophical school ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| educatedAt |
Academy of Athens
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surface form:
Platonic Academy
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| era | Hellenistic philosophy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Greek ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Platonist metaphysics
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ethics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Plato
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Polemon of Athens ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a disciple and successor of Polemon at the Academy
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leadership of the Old Academy before the rise of Academic Skepticism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| movement |
Old Academy
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Platonism ⓘ |
| name | Crates of Athens self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuing the tradition of the Old Academy
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leading the Platonic Academy in the 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| occupation | philosopher ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool |
Old Academy
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Platonism ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Athens ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of the Academy in Athens
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scholarch of the Platonic Academy ⓘ |
| predecessor | Polemon of Athens ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Greek religion ⓘ |
| residence | Athens ⓘ |
| studentOf | Polemon of Athens ⓘ |
| successor |
Arcesilaus
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surface form:
Arcesilaus of Pitane
|
| tradition | Platonic tradition ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Academy of Athens (ancient)