Ion
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Ion is a short Platonic dialogue in which Socrates examines the nature of poetic inspiration and the rhapsode’s art through conversation with the professional reciter Ion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ion canonical | 8 |
| Ion (dialogue) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T281250 — 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: Ion Context triple: [Plato, notableWork, Ion]
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A.
Soter
Soter is a Greek term meaning "savior" or "deliverer," often used as a title for deities or revered figures who provide salvation or protection.
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B.
Praxeas
Praxeas was an early Christian theologian known for promoting a modalistic view of the Trinity that was later deemed heretical by mainstream church authorities.
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C.
Crius
Crius is one of the twelve primordial Titans of Greek mythology, associated with the constellations and the cosmic order preceding the Olympian gods.
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D.
Sol
Sol is the Sun, the G-type main-sequence star at the center of our solar system that provides Earth with light and heat.
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E.
Tabio
Tabio is a small Colombian town in the department of Cundinamarca, known for its cool climate, agricultural traditions, and proximity to Bogotá.
- 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: Ion Target entity description: Ion is a short Platonic dialogue in which Socrates examines the nature of poetic inspiration and the rhapsode’s art through conversation with the professional reciter Ion.
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A.
Soter
Soter is a Greek term meaning "savior" or "deliverer," often used as a title for deities or revered figures who provide salvation or protection.
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B.
Praxeas
Praxeas was an early Christian theologian known for promoting a modalistic view of the Trinity that was later deemed heretical by mainstream church authorities.
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C.
Crius
Crius is one of the twelve primordial Titans of Greek mythology, associated with the constellations and the cosmic order preceding the Olympian gods.
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D.
Sol
Sol is the Sun, the G-type main-sequence star at the center of our solar system that provides Earth with light and heat.
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E.
Tabio
Tabio is a small Colombian town in the department of Cundinamarca, known for its cool climate, agricultural traditions, and proximity to Bogotá.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Platonic dialogue ⓘ |
| argues | that poetic performance is due to divine inspiration ⓘ |
| author | Plato ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Ion (rhapsode)
ⓘ
Socrates ⓘ |
| dialoguePartnerOfSocrates | Ion (rhapsode) ⓘ |
| discusses |
Homer
ⓘ
divine possession ⓘ inspiration in poetry ⓘ rhapsodes ⓘ specialized knowledge ⓘ |
| examines |
criteria for genuine expertise
ⓘ
relationship between poet and audience ⓘ relationship between poet and rhapsode ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Homeric poetry
ⓘ
rhapsodic performance ⓘ |
| form | philosophical dialogue ⓘ |
| genre | Socratic dialogue ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
knowledge
ⓘ
performance ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| influenced |
aesthetics
ⓘ
later theories of artistic inspiration ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| length | short ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ion (rhapsode)
ⓘ
Socrates ⓘ |
| openingSituation | Socrates meets Ion returning from a festival ⓘ |
| partOf |
Timaeus
ⓘ
surface form:
Platonic corpus
|
| period | Classical Greece ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme |
divine madness
ⓘ
epistemology of poetry ⓘ knowledge versus inspiration ⓘ nature of art ⓘ poetic inspiration ⓘ role of the rhapsode ⓘ techne (craft) and expertise ⓘ |
| questions |
whether poets have true knowledge
ⓘ
whether rhapsodes are experts ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Apology
ⓘ
Phaedrus ⓘ Republic ⓘ |
| setting | Athens ⓘ |
| structure | single continuous conversation ⓘ |
| style | elenctic ⓘ |
| title | Ion self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| tradition | Ancient Greek philosophy ⓘ |
| traditionallyClassifiedAs | early dialogue of Plato ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ion Description of subject: Ion is a short Platonic dialogue in which Socrates examines the nature of poetic inspiration and the rhapsode’s art through conversation with the professional reciter Ion.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ion (dialogue)