Laodice of Macedonia
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Laodice of Macedonia was a Hellenistic-era noblewoman, likely of Macedonian or Seleucid royal connection, after whom the ancient city that became modern Latakia was named.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laodice (daughter of Seleucus I) | 1 |
| Laodice of Macedonia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2845743 — 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: Laodice of Macedonia Context triple: [Latakia, namedAfter, Laodice of Macedonia]
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A.
Thessalonike of Macedon
Thessalonike of Macedon was a Macedonian princess, half-sister of Alexander the Great and later queen of Macedon, after whom the city of Thessaloniki is named.
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B.
Olympias
Olympias was a Molossian princess and fourth wife of Philip II of Macedon, best known as the powerful and politically influential mother of Alexander the Great.
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C.
Stateira II
Stateira II was a Persian princess, daughter of Darius III, who became one of Alexander the Great’s wives as part of his political integration of the Achaemenid royal line.
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D.
Hipparchia of Maroneia
Hipparchia of Maroneia was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher, renowned as one of the few known female philosophers of antiquity and for her unconventional life and public rejection of traditional gender roles.
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E.
Parysatis II
Parysatis II was a Persian noblewoman, likely of Achaemenid royal lineage, who became one of the wives of Alexander the Great during his campaigns in Asia.
- 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: Laodice of Macedonia Target entity description: Laodice of Macedonia was a Hellenistic-era noblewoman, likely of Macedonian or Seleucid royal connection, after whom the ancient city that became modern Latakia was named.
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A.
Thessalonike of Macedon
Thessalonike of Macedon was a Macedonian princess, half-sister of Alexander the Great and later queen of Macedon, after whom the city of Thessaloniki is named.
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B.
Olympias
Olympias was a Molossian princess and fourth wife of Philip II of Macedon, best known as the powerful and politically influential mother of Alexander the Great.
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C.
Stateira II
Stateira II was a Persian princess, daughter of Darius III, who became one of Alexander the Great’s wives as part of his political integration of the Achaemenid royal line.
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D.
Hipparchia of Maroneia
Hipparchia of Maroneia was an ancient Greek Cynic philosopher, renowned as one of the few known female philosophers of antiquity and for her unconventional life and public rejection of traditional gender roles.
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E.
Parysatis II
Parysatis II was a Persian noblewoman, likely of Achaemenid royal lineage, who became one of the wives of Alexander the Great during his campaigns in Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hellenistic-era figure
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noblewoman ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| cityNamedAfterHer |
Laodicea in Syria
ⓘ
modern Latakia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Macedon ⓘ |
| culture | Hellenistic Greek ⓘ |
| eponymOf |
Laodicea in Syria
ⓘ
Latakia ⓘ |
| era | 3rd century BCE (approximate) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Macedonians
ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian
|
| hasNameEtymology | Greek name meaning "people of justice" (approximate etymology of Laodike) ⓘ |
| historicalRole | royal or aristocratic namesake for a Seleucid foundation city ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | poorly attested ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
ancient historical tradition
ⓘ
toponymic evidence ⓘ |
| nameForm |
Laodice
ⓘ
surface form:
Laodike
|
| nameLanguage | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| notableFor | being eponym of the city Laodicea in Syria ⓘ |
| occupation | royal consort (uncertain) ⓘ |
| possibleAffiliation |
Macedonian dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Macedonian royal family
Seleucid Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Seleucid dynasty
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| regionAssociatedWith |
Eastern Mediterranean
ⓘ
Syria ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Hellenistic period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Laodice of Macedonia Description of subject: Laodice of Macedonia was a Hellenistic-era noblewoman, likely of Macedonian or Seleucid royal connection, after whom the ancient city that became modern Latakia was named.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Laodice (daughter of Seleucus I)