Epicurus' Garden in Athens
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Epicurus' Garden in Athens was the philosopher Epicurus’ private school and communal retreat where he taught his influential system of atomistic philosophy and the pursuit of tranquil pleasure.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Garden of Epicurus | 4 |
| Epicurus' Garden in Athens canonical | 1 |
| Garden of Epicurus in Athens | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2789483 — 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: Epicurus' Garden in Athens Context triple: [Epicurus, founded, Epicurus' Garden in Athens]
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A.
Telesterion at Eleusis
The Telesterion at Eleusis was the great initiation hall and central sanctuary of the Eleusinian Mysteries, one of ancient Greece’s most important religious cult centers.
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B.
Stoa Poikile
Stoa Poikile was a famous painted colonnade in ancient Athens that became the symbolic birthplace and namesake of Stoic philosophy.
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C.
Cyrenaic school of philosophy
The Cyrenaic school of philosophy was an ancient Greek hedonistic movement, founded in Cyrene, that taught immediate physical pleasure as the highest good and the primary aim of life.
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D.
sanctuary of Apollo
The sanctuary of Apollo at Metapontum was an important ancient Greek religious complex dedicated to the god Apollo, serving as a major cult and ceremonial center in the city.
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E.
Stoa of the Athenians
The Stoa of the Athenians is an ancient colonnaded portico at Delphi, dedicated by the Athenians to commemorate their naval victories and to house war trophies.
- 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: Epicurus' Garden in Athens Target entity description: Epicurus' Garden in Athens was the philosopher Epicurus’ private school and communal retreat where he taught his influential system of atomistic philosophy and the pursuit of tranquil pleasure.
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A.
Telesterion at Eleusis
The Telesterion at Eleusis was the great initiation hall and central sanctuary of the Eleusinian Mysteries, one of ancient Greece’s most important religious cult centers.
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B.
Stoa Poikile
Stoa Poikile was a famous painted colonnade in ancient Athens that became the symbolic birthplace and namesake of Stoic philosophy.
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C.
Cyrenaic school of philosophy
The Cyrenaic school of philosophy was an ancient Greek hedonistic movement, founded in Cyrene, that taught immediate physical pleasure as the highest good and the primary aim of life.
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D.
sanctuary of Apollo
The sanctuary of Apollo at Metapontum was an important ancient Greek religious complex dedicated to the god Apollo, serving as a major cult and ceremonial center in the city.
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E.
Stoa of the Athenians
The Stoa of the Athenians is an ancient colonnaded portico at Delphi, dedicated by the Athenians to commemorate their naval victories and to house war trophies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
communal retreat
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educational institution ⓘ philosophical school ⓘ |
| admitted |
men
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slaves ⓘ women ⓘ |
| contrastWith |
Lyceum of Aristotle
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surface form:
Aristotle's Lyceum
Academy of Athens ⓘ
surface form:
Plato's Academy
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| coreGoalTaught |
aponia
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ataraxia ⓘ tranquil pleasure ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| emphasizedEthicsOf |
absence of fear of death
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absence of fear of gods ⓘ friendship ⓘ moderation ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Epicurus ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| foundedInYearApprox | 306 BCE ⓘ |
| influenced |
Lucretius
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Philodemus ⓘ Roman Epicureanism ⓘ later Epicurean communities in the Hellenistic world ⓘ |
| knownFor |
private instruction
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shared meals ⓘ simple lifestyle ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| legacy |
model of philosophical community life
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symbol of Epicurean philosophy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
Athens ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
| philosophicalOrientation |
atomism
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hedonism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Epicureanism ⓘ |
| socialStructure | philosophical community ⓘ |
| taughtDoctrine |
all phenomena explained by atoms and void
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death is absence of sensation ⓘ gods do not intervene in human affairs ⓘ importance of limiting desires ⓘ pleasure as highest good ⓘ |
| teachingFocus |
epistemology
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ethics ⓘ physics ⓘ |
| usedAs |
communal living space
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residence of Epicurus ⓘ school for disciples ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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Garden of Epicurus in Athens
this entity surface form:
Garden of Epicurus
this entity surface form:
Garden of Epicurus
this entity surface form:
Garden of Epicurus
this entity surface form:
Garden of Epicurus